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CVE-2017-18798

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18798 describes an incorrect security configuration vulnerability affecting specific NETGEAR router models, including the R6700v2, R6800, D7000, and D1500, before their respective patched firmware versions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to high integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.1.0.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.1.0.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.1.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d1500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.4HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 3,049 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kb.netgear.com / 000049358/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-Vulnerability-on-Some-Routers-and-Some-DSL-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-2159
Vendor Advisory