Vulnerability · CVE-2021-20167
NETGEAR rax43 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Published Aug 19, 2022 · catalog updated Aug 19, 2022 · NETGEAR
Patch now
CVE-2021-20167 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm NETGEAR against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 7.16%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- vendor NETGEAR rax43
Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 contains a command injection vulnerability. The readycloud cgi application is vulnerable to command injection in the name parameter.
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- vendor NETGEAR rax43version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2021-20167
Recommended remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2021-20167 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm NETGEAR against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 7.16%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 19, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 contains a command injection vulnerability. The readycloud cgi application is vulnerable to command injection in the name parameter.
Aug 19, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-20167
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-20167
30-day exploitation probability 7.2%
first.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-20167
Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 contains a command injection vulnerability. The readycloud cgi application is vulnerable to command injection in the name parameter.
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.