CVE-2017-18794 describes a command injection vulnerability impacting several NETGEAR router models, including the R6300v2, R6400, R7000, and R8500, among others, across various firmware versions. This high-severity flaw, rated 8.4 CVSS, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction or privileges. While the vulnerability is significant, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or notable community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.4.8_10.0.77CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.9.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7100lg_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
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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 records are not available for this CVE.