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CVE-2017-18850

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18850 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting numerous NETGEAR router models, including the D6220, R7000, and R8500, across various firmware versions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.4) allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass security mechanisms, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected device. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, the vulnerability's ease of exploitation and significant impact warrant prompt patching. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.0.26CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.01.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.4HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 30th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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 / 000048998/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-or-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-1208
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