CVE-2021-32030
asus lyra mini firmware, asus gt-ac2900 firmware
Published 6 May 2021 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2 Jun 2025, with a remediation deadline of 23 Jun 2025 for US federal agencies.
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.
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.
References
- github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2020-0010.md · Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-Gaming-Routers/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_BIOS/ · Product
- www.asus.com/us/supportonly/lyra%20mini/helpdesk_bios/ · Product
- www.atredis.com/blog/2021/4/30/asus-authentication-bypass · Exploit
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-32030 · US Government Resource