CVE-2021-32030 — ASUS Routers Improper Authentication Vulnerability

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 rela

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-06-02. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2021-05-06T14:54:31.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T23:25:47.016Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2025-06-02
• BOD 22-01 due: 2025-06-23

09References

• www.asus.com — https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-Gaming-Routers/RT-…
• github.com — https://github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2020-0010.md
• www.atredis.com — https://www.atredis.com/blog/2021/4/30/asus-authentication-bypass
• www.asus.com — https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/lyra%20mini/helpdesk_bios/