VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-21161

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.06%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.06%). 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 incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.34, R7800 before 1.0.2.46, and R9000 before 1.0.3.16.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.06% probability · 63th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: netgear/d7800 firmware · netgear/r7800 firmware · netgear/r9000 firmware
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000059469/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Gateways-and-Routers-PSV-2017-0429Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000059469/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Gateways-and-Routers-PSV-2017-0429Vendor Advisory

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