Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 stores sensitive information in plaintext.

published 2021-12-30 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-31870

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits: 0; none known

Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 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.

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Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

n/a Netgear Nighthawk R6700

Classification

Weakness

CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

tenable.com /security/research/tra-2021-57
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-45077
NVD CVE-2021-45077

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