CVE-2018-21131 describes an unauthenticated firmware downgrade vulnerability impacting NETGEAR WAC505 and WAC510 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.0.0.17. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely downgrade the device's firmware, leading to high integrity and availability impacts. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for unauthorized system modification and disruption remains high.
| 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:N/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.