VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-21131

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by unauthenticated firmware downgrade.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 1.31%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.31%). 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 unauthenticated firmware downgrade. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.0.17 and WAC510 before 5.0.0.17.

CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.31% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: netgear/wac505 firmware · netgear/wac510 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000060244/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Firmware-Downgrade-on-Some-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2018-0269Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000060244/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Firmware-Downgrade-on-Some-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2018-0269Vendor Advisory

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