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    CVE-2021-20172

    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.

    Published:Dec 30, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Dec 30, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00035
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    Genie Installer

    Exploits

    https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-56https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-56

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High