CVE-2021-20171: NETGEAR RAX43 Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 stores sensitive information in plaintext. All usernames and passwords for the device's associated services are stored in plaintext on the device. For example, the admin password is stored in plaintext in the primary configuration file on the device.

Affected products

• NETGEAR RAX43 Firmware: version 1.0.3.96 only

Published 2021-12-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.