PT-2021-13824 · NetGear · Netgear Genie Installer

Jimi Sebree · Published 2021-12-30 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-20172

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Netgear Genie Installer for macOS (affected versions not specified)

Description: The Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contains a local privilege escalation issue due to insecure file handling. A malicious actor with local access to the endpoint may overwrite certain files to obtain privilege escalation to root.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-20172

Affected Products

Netgear Genie Installer

References · 2

• 🔥 https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-56 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20172 · Security Note