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CVE-2017-18762


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.68, D6000 before 1.0.0.68, D6100 before 1.0.0.57, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, R6900P before 1.2.0.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.2.0.22, R7100LG before 1.0.0.40, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.88, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.90, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.58.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, 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), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 24 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 21 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.


Published

2020-04-22T16:15:11.373

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:20:51.437

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-74

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear d3600_firmware < 1.0.0.68 Yes
Hardware netgear d3600 - No
Operating System netgear d6000_firmware < 1.0.0.68 Yes
Hardware netgear d6000 - No
Operating System netgear d6100_firmware < 1.0.0.57 Yes
Hardware netgear d6100 - No
Operating System netgear r6100_firmware < 1.0.1.16 Yes
Hardware netgear r6100 - No
Operating System netgear r6900p_firmware < 1.2.0.22 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900p - No
Operating System netgear r7000_firmware < 1.0.9.10 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000 - No
Operating System netgear r7000p_firmware < 1.2.0.22 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000p - No
Operating System netgear r7100lg_firmware < 1.0.0.40 Yes
Hardware netgear r7100lg - No
Operating System netgear wndr3700_firmware < 1.0.2.88 Yes
Hardware netgear wndr3700 v4 No
Operating System netgear wndr4300_firmware < 1.0.2.90 Yes
Hardware netgear wndr4300 v1 No
Operating System netgear wndr4300_firmware < 1.0.0.48 Yes
Hardware netgear wndr4300 v2 No
Operating System netgear wndr4500_firmware < 1.0.0.48 Yes
Hardware netgear wndr4500 v3 No
Operating System netgear wnr2000_firmware < 1.0.0.58 Yes
Hardware netgear wnr2000 v5 No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.