CVE-2018-21121 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting specific NETGEAR devices, including GS810EMX (firmware before 1.0.0.5), XS512EM (firmware before 1.0.0.6), and XS724EM (firmware before 1.0.0.6). This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability over an adjacent network. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or Nuclei, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:gs810emx_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xs512em_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xs724em_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.