Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 does not have sufficient protections to the UART interface. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection, login with default credentials, and execute commands as the root user. These default credentials are admin:admin.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2021-12-30T21:31:17

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:30:07.570Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-20168

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-12-30T22:15:09.507

Modified: 2022-07-12T17:42:04.277

Link: CVE-2021-20168

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