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CVE-2018-21224

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-21224 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting numerous NETGEAR router models, including the D3600, D6000, D7800, and R6100, among others, prior to specific firmware versions. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.0.67CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.67CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.1.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.0.0.118CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0073 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 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 / 000055113/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overflow-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2017-2456
Vendor Advisory