CVE-2018-21168 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability impacting numerous NETGEAR router and modem models, including the D7000, D7800, R6400, and R7800, among many others. Rated 7.5 HIGH on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely access sensitive data without user interaction, posing a significant risk to confidentiality. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage. Organizations using affected NETGEAR devices should prioritize applying the specified firmware updates to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.0.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr1010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jr6150_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:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.