CVE-2017-18862

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects JGS516PE before 2017-05-11, JGS524Ev2 before 2017-05-11, JGS524PE before 2017-05-11, GS105Ev2 before 2017-05-11, GS105PE before 2017-05-11, GS108Ev3 before 2017-05-11, GS108PEv3 before 2017-05-11, GS116Ev2 before 2017-05-11, GSS108E before 2017-05-11, GSS116E before 2017-05-11, XS708Ev2 before 2017-05-11, and XS716E before 2017-05-11.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory netgear.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.netgear.com/000037849/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-ProSAFE-Web-Managed-Switches-PSV-2015-0043 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18862?
CVE-2017-18862 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18862?
To fix CVE-2017-18862, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-18862 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-18862 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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