VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-18732

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.68%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.8, PLW1000v2 before 1.0.0.14, and PLW1010v2 before 1.0.0.14.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.68% probability · 50th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected: netgear/r6300 firmware · netgear/plw1000 firmware · netgear/plw1010 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000051523/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-R6300v2-PLW1000v2-and-PLW1010v2-PSV-2016-0069Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000051523/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-R6300v2-PLW1000v2-and-PLW1010v2-PSV-2016-0069Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.