CVE-2018-21132 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting NETGEAR WAC505 and WAC510 devices running firmware versions prior to 5.0.0.17. This critical vulnerability, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely gain full control over the affected devices without user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.