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CVE-2021-45732

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2021-12-30 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 makes use of a hardcoded credential. It does not appear that normal users are intended to be able to manipulate configuration backups due to the fact that they are encrypted/obfuscated. By extracting the configuration using readily available public tools, a user can reconfigure settings not intended to be manipulated, repackage the configuration, and restore a backup causing these settings to be changed.

Affected Platforms

Netgear R6700Netgear R6700 Firmware

Weakness Type

CWE-798

References