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CVE-2017-18823

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects M4300-28G before 12.0

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects M4300-28G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-28G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-8X8F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-12X12F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X24F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X before 12.0.2.15, M4300-48X before 12.0.2.15, and M4200 before 12.0.2.15.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00052
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

10
netgear m4300-28g firmware< 12.0.2.15
netgear m4300-52g firmware< 12.0.2.15
netgear m4300-28g-poe\+ firmware< 12.0.2.15
netgear m4300-52g-poe\+ firmware< 12.0.2.15
netgear m4300-8x8f firmware< 12.0.2.15
netgear m4300-12x12f firmware< 12.0.2.15
netgear m4300-24x24f firmware< 12.0.2.15
netgear m4300-24x firmware< 12.0.2.15
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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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
Published to NVD20 Apr 2020 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://kb.netgear.com/000049042/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Fully-Managed-Switches-PSV-2017-1943Vendor Advisory
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