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CVE-2018-21135

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-21135 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR router models, including the R6700, R7500, and WNDR series, prior to specific firmware versions. This flaw can be exploited by an authenticated user. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability allows for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring high privileges for exploitation. There is currently no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a lack of widespread attention or active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.1.48CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.124CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.2.58CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0135 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 5,538 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kb.netgear.com / 000060225/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-3165
Vendor Advisory