CVE-2017-18850

HIGH

8.4

CVSS Score

Published: April 20, 2020 at 01:51 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC

30 products affected across 1 vendorR6700 FirmwareR7000P FirmwareR7000 Firmware

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Severity

HIGH8.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects D6220 before 1.0.0.26, D6400 before 1.0.0.60, D8500 before 1.0.3.29, R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6400 before 1.01.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.30, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300DST before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8000 before 1.0.3.44, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

D6220 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.0.26

Affected range stops below 1.0.0.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-d6220 (same device)

D6400 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.0.60

Affected range stops below 1.0.0.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-d6400 (same device)

D8500 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.3.29

Affected range stops below 1.0.3.29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-d8500 (same device)

R6250 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.4.12

Affected range stops below 1.0.4.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6250 (same device)

R6400 · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.2.30v < 1.01.24

Affected range stops below 1.0.2.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 1.01.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

R6700 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.1.22

Affected range stops below 1.0.1.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r6700 (same device)

R6900 · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.1.22

Affected range stops below 1.0.1.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

R6900P Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.0.56

Affected range stops below 1.0.0.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

R7000 Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.9.4

Affected range stops below 1.0.9.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r7000 (same device)

R7000P Firmware · NETGEAR

95%

v < 1.0.0.56

Affected range stops below 1.0.0.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

netgear-r7000p (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://kb.netgear.com/000048998/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-or-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-1208

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://kb.netgear.com/000048998/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-or-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-1208

CVSS

8.4HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-287

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