CVE-2018-21169

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects D7000 before 2018-03-01, D7800 before 1.0.1.31, D8500 before 1.0.3.36, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.46, JR6150 before 1.0.1.14, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.46, PR2000 before 2018-03-01, R6050 before 1.0.1.14, R6220 before 1.1.0.60, R6400 before 1.1.0.26, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.46, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.2, R6800 before 1.2.0.2, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.2, R7300DST before 1.0.0.56, R7500 before 1.0.0.112, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.36, R7900P before 1.1.4.6, R8000P before 1.1.4.6, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, R8500 before 1.0.2.104, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR3700v5 before 1.1.0.50, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.96, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.52, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.52, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.46, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.46, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.46.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.13%

Vendor Advisory netgear.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://kb.netgear.com/000055189/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2913	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-21169?: CVE-2018-21169 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-21169?: To fix CVE-2018-21169, 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-2018-21169 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-21169 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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