How severe is CVE-2021-45525?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-45525?

This is classified as CWE-120, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2021-45525 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 8.8

Vulnerability Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects EX7000 before 1.0.1.80, R6400 before 1.0.1.50, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.118, R6700 before 1.0.2.8, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.118, R6900 before 1.0.2.8, R6900P before 1.3.2.124, R7000 before 1.0.9.88, R7000P before 1.3.2.124, R7900 before 1.0.3.18, R7900P before 1.4.1.50, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R8000P before 1.4.1.50, RAX80 before 1.0.1.56, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.62.

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