{"cve":"CVE-2021-27275","nvd":{"published":"2021-03-29T21:15:13.267","modified":"2026-06-17T03:44:35.980","status":"Modified","description":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information and delete arbitrary files on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ConfigFileController class. When parsing the realName parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information or to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-12125.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H","score":8.3},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://kb.netgear.com/000062687/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-NMS300-PSV-2020-0561","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-358/","https://kb.netgear.com/000062687/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-NMS300-PSV-2020-0561","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-358/"],"products":["netgear:prosafe_network_management_system"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:17:01.373894544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-27275","score":0.74078,"percentile":0.99484,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}