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CVE-2017-18740

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18740 describes an incorrect configuration of security settings affecting numerous NETGEAR router models, including the D3600, D6000, D6100, D7800, and various R-series and WNDR-series devices. With a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium), this vulnerability is exploitable over the adjacent network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction. A successful exploit could lead to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.0.61CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.61CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.55CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.112CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 1,802 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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 / 000051515/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2017-0615
Vendor Advisory