CVE-2018-21137 describes a critical hardcoded password vulnerability impacting NETGEAR D3600 (firmware prior to 1.0.0.76) and D6000 (firmware prior to 1.0.0.76) devices. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the inherent risk remains high due to the nature of a hardcoded credential.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.76CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.76CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.