CVE-2018-21226 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting specific NETGEAR router models, including JNR1010v2, JWNR2010v5, WNR1000v4, WNR2020, and WNR2050, all with firmware versions prior to 1.1.0.48. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited over the adjacent network. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr1010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jwnr2010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2020_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.0.48CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2050_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:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.