CVE-2018-21115 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting NETGEAR XR500 devices running firmware versions prior to 2.3.2.32. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers on the local network to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated with a high CVSS score of 8.8, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. Organizations are advised to update affected devices immediately to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.3.2.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xr500_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.