Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 does not have sufficient protections for the UART console. A malicious actor with physical access to the device is able to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.
References
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https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57 | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: 2021-12-30T21:31:20
Updated: 2021-12-30T21:31:20
Reserved: 2021-12-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-23147
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-12-30T22:15:09.903
Modified: 2022-01-11T14:46:14.493
Link: CVE-2021-23147
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