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CVE-2018-21225

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects D7000 before 1.0.1.60, D7800 before 1.0.1.34, D8500 before 1.0.3.39, R6700 before 1.0.1.30, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.16, R6800 before 1.2.0.16, R6900 before 1.0.1.30, R6900P before 1.2.0.22, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.16, R7000 before 1.0.9.12, R7000P before 1.2.0.22, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.20, R7800 before 1.0.2.44, R8300 before 1.0.2.106, R8500 before 1.0.2.106, and R9000 before 1.0.2.52.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.8, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 28 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 25 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

2020-04-28T17:15:13.163

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:03:13.433

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

5.1

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-78
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear d7800_firmware < 1.0.1.34 Yes
Hardware netgear d7800 - No
Operating System netgear d7000_firmware < 1.0.1.60 Yes
Hardware netgear d7000 - No
Operating System netgear d8500_firmware < 1.0.3.39 Yes
Hardware netgear d8500 - No
Operating System netgear r6700_firmware < 1.0.1.30 Yes
Hardware netgear r6700 - No
Operating System netgear r6700_firmware < 1.2.0.16 Yes
Hardware netgear r6700 v2 No
Operating System netgear r6800_firmware < 1.2.0.16 Yes
Hardware netgear r6800 - No
Operating System netgear r6900_firmware < 1.0.1.30 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900 - No
Operating System netgear r6900_firmware < 1.2.0.16 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900 v2 No
Operating System netgear r6900p_firmware < 1.2.0.22 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900p - No
Operating System netgear r7000_firmware < 1.0.9.12 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000 - No
Operating System netgear r7000p_firmware < 1.2.0.22 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000p - No
Operating System netgear r7500_firmware < 1.0.3.20 Yes
Hardware netgear r7500 v2 No
Operating System netgear r7800_firmware < 1.0.2.44 Yes
Hardware netgear r7800 - No
Operating System netgear r8300_firmware < 1.0.2.106 Yes
Hardware netgear r8300 - No
Operating System netgear r8500_firmware < 1.0.2.106 Yes
Hardware netgear r8500 - No
Operating System netgear r9000_firmware < 1.0.2.52 Yes
Hardware netgear r9000 - 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.