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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-45637 · published 26 December 2021

CVE-2021-45637: Netgear r6260 firmware out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Netgear · R6260 Firmware

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6260 before 1.1.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.62, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, R7450 before 1.2.0.62, AC2100 before 1.2.0.62, AC2400 before 1.2.0.62, and AC2600 before 1.2.0.62.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.2% · top 33.1% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
8Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6260 before 1.1.0.76, R6800 before 1.2.0.62, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, R7450 before 1.2.0.62, AC2100 before 1.2.0.62, AC2400 before 1.2.0.62, and AC2600 before 1.2.0.62.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

8 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://kb.netgear.com/000064059/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0081 PatchVendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000064059/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0081 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-45637), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.