CVE-2021-32030
ASUS Routers Improper Authentication Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA notes
https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/lyra%20mini/helpdesk_bios/ ; https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/rog%20rapture%20gt-ac2900/helpdesk_bios/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32030
Description
The administrator application on ASUS GT-AC2900 devices before 3.0.0.4.386.42643 and Lyra Mini before 3.0.0.4_384_46630 allows authentication bypass when processing remote input from an unauthenticated user, leading to unauthorized access to the administrator interface. This relates to handle_request in router/httpd/httpd.c and auth_check in web_hook.o. An attacker-supplied value of '\0' matches the device's default value of '\0' in some situations. Note: All versions of Lyra Mini and earlier which are unsupported (End-of-Life, EOL) are also affected by this vulnerability, Consumers can mitigate this vulnerability by disabling the remote access features from WAN.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 17, 2026- CISA added CVE-2021-32030 to the KEV catalog 1,488 days after its CVE record was published. The median for entries added in 2025 is 26 days.
- It is one of 3 ASUS entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 3 added in 2025.
- Its current EPSS score (99.4%) is higher than that of 88% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
4 Links- https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-Gaming-Routers/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- https://github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2020-0010.md
- https://www.atredis.com/blog/2021/4/30/asus-authentication-bypass
- https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/lyra%20mini/helpdesk_bios/
Record Details
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