Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects EX3700 before 1.0.0.64, EX3800 before 1.0.0.64, EX6120 before 1.0.0.32, EX6130 before 1.0.0.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.6, R7300DST before 1.0.0.52, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.24, and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 24 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 21 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-04-22T17:15:11.510
2024-11-21T03:20:50.170
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | netgear | ex3700_firmware | < 1.0.0.64 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | ex3700 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | ex3800_firmware | < 1.0.0.64 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | ex3800 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | ex6120_firmware | < 1.0.0.32 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | ex6120 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | ex6130_firmware | < 1.0.0.16 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | ex6130 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r6300_firmware | < 1.0.4.12 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r6300 | v2 | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r6700_firmware | < 1.0.1.26 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r6700 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r6900_firmware | < 1.0.1.22 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r6900 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r7000_firmware | < 1.0.9.6 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r7000 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r7300dst_firmware | < 1.0.0.52 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r7300dst | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r7900_firmware | < 1.0.1.12 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r7900 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r8000_firmware | < 1.0.3.24 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r8000 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | r8500_firmware | < 1.0.2.94 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | r8500 | - | No |
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