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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-21229

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

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R7500v2 before 1.0.3.20, R7800 before 1.0.2.38, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.48% probability · 41th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
netgear/r7500 firmware · netgear/r7800 firmware · netgear/wn3000rp firmware · netgear/wndr4300 firmware · netgear/wndr4500 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.48%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.5% 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.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.