CVE-2021-38539: NETGEAR d8500 Firmware

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by privilege escalation. This affects D8500 before 1.0.3.44, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.66, R6700 before 1.0.2.6, R6700v3 before 1.0.2.66, R6900 before 1.0.2.4, R6900P before 1.3.2.126, R7000 before 1.0.9.42, R7000P before 1.3.2.126, R7100LG before 1.0.0.50, R7300DST before 1.0.0.70, R7900 before 1.0.3.10, R8300 before 1.0.2.130, and R8500 before 1.0.2.130.

Affected products

NETGEAR d8500 Firmware: before 1.0.3.44 (fixed in 1.0.3.44)
NETGEAR r6400 Firmware: before 1.0.2.66 (fixed in 1.0.2.66)
NETGEAR r6700 Firmware: before 1.0.2.6 (fixed in 1.0.2.6); before 1.0.2.66 (fixed in 1.0.2.66)
NETGEAR r6900 Firmware: before 1.0.2.4 (fixed in 1.0.2.4)
NETGEAR r6900p Firmware: before 1.3.2.126 (fixed in 1.3.2.126)
NETGEAR r7000 Firmware: before 1.0.9.42 (fixed in 1.0.9.42)
NETGEAR r7000p Firmware: before 1.3.2.126 (fixed in 1.3.2.126)
NETGEAR r7100lg Firmware: before 1.0.0.50 (fixed in 1.0.0.50)
NETGEAR r7300dst Firmware: before 1.0.0.70 (fixed in 1.0.0.70)
NETGEAR r7900 Firmware: before 1.0.3.10 (fixed in 1.0.3.10)
NETGEAR r8300 Firmware: before 1.0.2.130 (fixed in 1.0.2.130)
NETGEAR r8500 Firmware: before 1.0.2.130 (fixed in 1.0.2.130)

Published 2021-08-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.