CVE-2017-18705 describes a critical vulnerability in several NETGEAR router models, including the D7800, R7500, and R9000, due to incorrect security configuration. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk where an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network can achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Organizations using affected NETGEAR devices should prioritize patching to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.118CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.