CVE-2021-23147

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120

Description The issue concerns insufficient protections for the UART console, allowing a malicious actor with physical access to the device to connect to the UART port via a serial connection and execute commands as the root user without authentication.

Recommendations For Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting physical access to the device to minimize the risk of exploitation.