CVE-2017-18733 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting multiple NETGEAR router models, including the D6220, D6400, D8500, R6250, R6400, R6400v2, R7100LG, R7300DST, R8300, and R8500, across various firmware versions. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-adjacent attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6220_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.60CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_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.