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CVE-2018-21152

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-21152 describes a command injection vulnerability in specific NETGEAR devices, including models like the D7800, R7500v2, and R7800, affecting firmware versions prior to those listed. This flaw allows an authenticated user on the local network to execute arbitrary commands, posing a significant risk to the device's integrity and confidentiality. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), it requires high privileges and local network access but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.1.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.2.42CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.3.10CPE 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
0.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
54.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0085 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 399 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 / 000059481/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Gateways-and-Routers-PSV-2017-3152
Vendor Advisory