CVE-2021-45618: Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.64, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.86, EX6250 before 1.0.0.134, EX7700 before 1.0.0.216, EX8000 before 1.0.1.232, LBR20 before 2.6.3.50, R7800 before 1.0.2.80, R8900 before 1.0.5.26, R9000 before 1.0.5.26, RAX120 before 1.2.0.16, RBS50Y before 1.0.0.56, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.76, XR450 before 2.3.2.114, XR500 before 2.3.2.114, XR700 before 1.0.1.36, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.98, EX7300 before 1.0.2.158, EX7320 before 1.0.0.134, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.98, EX6400 before 1.0.2.158, EX7300v2 before 1.0.0.134, EX6410 before 1.0.0.134, RBR10 before 2.6.1.44, RBR20 before 2.6.2.104, RBR40 before 2.6.2.104, RBR50 before 2.7.2.102, EX6420 before 1.0.0.134, RBS10 before 2.6.1.44, RBS20 before 2.6.2.104, RBS40 before 2.6.2.104, RBS50 before 2.7.2.102, EX6400v2 before 1.0.0.134, RBK12 before 2.6.1.44, RBK20 before 2.6.2.104, RBK40 before 2.6.2.104, and RBK50 before 2.7.2.102.

Description from the National Vulnerability Database, published by MITRE

What it means for a small business

D7800 Firmware is network equipment or remote-access software: the box between your office and the internet. These are a favorite target because breaking one opens the whole office.

If an IT provider set it up, ask them to confirm the firmware version and the date it was updated. If nobody looks after it, that's the bigger problem.

How likely is an attack? The Exploit Prediction Scoring System, run by FIRST (the global association of security response teams), puts the odds of this one being exploited in the next 30 days at 2.0%, higher than 80% of CVEs. That’s above average: worth scheduling this week. Scored October 28, 2026, updated daily.

Check your own setup

Website check: reads what your site runs from the outside (WordPress version, plugins it can see, old server software) and matches it against this database.
Server check: what your web server says about itself, and whether that version has known flaws.

Sources

Part of the Huttenlocher Technologies vulnerability database, refreshed twice a day from CISA and the NVD. The title, category and plain-language guidance are ours; check the linked record before acting on a detail. This is general guidance, not a review of your systems.

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