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CVE
CVE-2017-18805
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection. This affects WAC510 before 1.3.0.10, WAC120 before 2.1.4, WND
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection. This affects WAC510 before 1.3.0.10, WAC120 before 2.1.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.3, WND930 before 2.1.2, WN604 before 3.3.7, WNDAP660 before 3.7.4.0, WNDAP350 before 3.7.4.0, WNAP320 before 3.7.4.0, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.4.0, and WNDAP360 before 3.7.4.0.
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7
EPSS 0.00088
Monitor
- No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0
Look this up elsewhere - one-click external pivots
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2017-18805, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
4Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
T1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information T1562.003 · Impair Command History Logging T1574.006 · Dynamic Linker Hijacking T1574.007 · Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable
▤ Build a SIEM detection for these techniques
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CAPEC attack patterns
12Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
CAPEC-CAPEC-10 · Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-CAPEC-101 · Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-105 · HTTP Request Splitting CAPEC-CAPEC-108 · Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-120 · Double Encoding CAPEC-CAPEC-13 · Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-CAPEC-135 · Format String Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-14 · Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-CAPEC-24 · Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-CAPEC-250 · XML Injection CAPEC-CAPEC-267 · Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-CAPEC-273 · HTTP Response Smuggling
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Weakness Classification
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Affected Products & Versions
10netgear wac510 firmware< 1.3.0.10
netgear wac120 firmware< 2.1.4
netgear wndap620 firmware< 2.1.3
netgear wnd930 firmware< 2.1.2
netgear wn604 firmware< 3.3.7
netgear wndap660 firmware< 3.7.4.0
netgear wndap350 firmware< 3.7.4.0
netgear wnap320 firmware< 3.7.4.0
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Scoring & Timeline
6.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
High
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
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References & Sources
1Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.