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CVE-2018-21194

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-21194 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in several NETGEAR router models, including the D6100, D7800, and R9000, among others. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker on the local network to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), the vulnerability requires high privileges and local network access but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.0.57CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.1.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.122CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.3.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_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
0.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0066 is in the 57th 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 / 000055163/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Stack-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2017-2601
Vendor Advisory