CVE-2018-21157 describes a command injection vulnerability in specific NETGEAR router models, including the D7800, R7000, and R9000, allowing an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), this flaw requires authenticated access and local network presence (AV:A, PR:H) but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H, I:H, A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.9.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.