CVE-2017-18851
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: April 20, 2020 at 12:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorR6400R8500 FirmwareR8300 Firmware
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects D8500 through 1.0.3.28, R6400 through 1.0.1.22, R6400v2 through 1.0.2.18, R8300 through 1.0.2.94, R8500 through 1.0.2.94, and R6100 through 1.0.1.12.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.3.28
Affected range stops below 1.0.3.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-d8500 (same device)
v < 1.0.1.12
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r6100 (same device)
v < 1.0.1.22v < 1.0.2.18
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.22, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.2.94
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.94, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r8300 (same device)
v < 1.0.2.94
Affected range stops below 1.0.2.94, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
netgear-r8500 (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/000045850/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-and-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-1207CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
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