CVE-2018-21162 describes a critical command injection vulnerability affecting numerous NETGEAR router and extender models, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 78/100 indicates a significant underlying risk. Organizations using affected NETGEAR devices should prioritize patching to mitigate this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.86CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.64CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6300_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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