Medium severity · published Apr 24, 2020
CVE-2018-21229
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
R7500 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.3.20 · source: NVD
RF
R7800 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.38 · source: NVD
WF
Wn3000rp Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.2.50 · source: NVD
WF
Wndr4300 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.50 · source: NVD
WF
Wndr4500 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.0.50 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21229
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-21229
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000055105/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2016-0124
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