CVE-2021-45556

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

1.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 66.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2021-12-26 00:50Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 04:47Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-12-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:H/C:L/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c32e229c49f19dbed89e350caa1d9cdf676f65bd1a00280ac0f88f8568aaabb9

• kb.netgear.comhttps://kb.netgear.com/000064534/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Pro-Switches-PSV-2021-0175x_refsource_MISC