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CVE-2021-41449 (GCVE-0-2021-41449)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-09 13:05 – Updated: 2026-07-09 00:14
VLAI
Summary
A path traversal attack in web interfaces of Netgear RAX35, RAX38, and RAX40 routers before v1.0.4.102, allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive restricted information, such as forbidden files of the web application, via sending a specially crafted HTTP packet.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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