CVE-2021-45756

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 75.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 23, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

cve@mitrehttp://asus.com
cve@mitrehttp://rt-ac68u.com
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/IBUILI/Asus
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://asus.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rt-ac68u.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/IBUILI/Asus

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-26 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-45756?

CVE-2021-45756 is a critical vulnerability published on March 23, 2022. Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi.

When was CVE-2021-45756 disclosed?

CVE-2021-45756 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 23, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-45756 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-45756 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 75.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-45756?

CVE-2021-45756 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-45756?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-45756, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2021-45756

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