high7.8
CVE-2021-20172
All known versions of the Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netgear | Genie Installer | All versions |