CVE-2017-18762 describes a command injection vulnerability in various NETGEAR devices, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) is exploitable over the adjacent network with low attack complexity, leading to potential complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the underlying CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in a Command) indicates a significant risk. Affected devices include specific versions of D3600, D6000, R6100, R6900P, R7000, and others, all requiring firmware updates to mitigate the risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.57CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.2.0.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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