CVE-2018-21124 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting NETGEAR WAC510 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.0.0.17. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network with low complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of the device (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wac505_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.0.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wac510_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
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.