CVE-2021-32030
Published 2021-05-06 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2021-32030 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in ASUS Routers. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 2, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 23, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. ASUS has 3 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 3 known-exploited ASUS vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: ASUS — Routers
Name: ASUS Routers Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-06-02 · Due: 2025-06-23
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.
References
- https://github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2020-0010.md
- https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-Gaming-Routers/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/lyra%20mini/helpdesk_bios/
- https://www.atredis.com/blog/2021/4/30/asus-authentication-bypass
- https://github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2020-0010.md
- https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-Gaming-Routers/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-32030

