CVE-2018-21116 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting NETGEAR XR500 devices running firmware versions prior to 2.3.2.32, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only network access. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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.