CVE-2017-18777 describes an administrative password disclosure vulnerability affecting numerous NETGEAR router models, including the D6220, R7000, and R8500, across various firmware versions. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows a local attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. Organizations should prioritize patching affected devices to mitigate the risk of unauthorized access to administrative credentials.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgn2200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgn2200b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.