VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-21121

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.70%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.70%). 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 GS810EMX before 1.0.0.5, XS512EM before 1.0.0.6, and XS724EM before 1.0.0.6.

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: 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected: netgear/gs810emx firmware · netgear/xs512em firmware · netgear/xs724em firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000060237/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Switches-PSV-2018-0219Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000060237/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Switches-PSV-2018-0219Vendor Advisory

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