CVE-2017-18798
MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 21, 2020 at 06:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
10 products affected across 1 vendorR6700 FirmwareR6800 FirmwareD7000 Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R6700v2 before 1.1.0.38, R6800 before 1.1.0.38, D7000 before 1.0.1.50, and D1500 before 1.0.0.25.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.0.25
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.25, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-d1500 (same device)
v < 1.0.0.25
Affected range stops below 1.0.0.25, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-d500 (same device)
v < 1.0.1.50
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-d7000 (same device)
v < 1.1.0.38
Affected range stops below 1.1.0.38, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r6700 (same device)
v < 1.1.0.38
Affected range stops below 1.1.0.38, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r6800 (same device)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://kb.netgear.com/000049358/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-Vulnerability-on-Some-Routers-and-Some-DSL-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-2159CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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