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 · 64th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netgear/d7800 firmware · netgear/r7800 firmware · netgear/r9000 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.