CVE-2021-20172

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/aNetgear Genie Installer for macOSAll known versionsaffected

Weaknesses

  • Local Privilege Escalation

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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