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CVE-2021-20172

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-12-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2021-20172
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.29%

Original NVD Description

All known versions of the Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The installer of the macOS version of Netgear Genie handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which the software is going to be installed may overwrite certain files to obtain privilege escalation to root.