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CVE-2018-21229

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R7500v2 before 1.0.3.

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R7500v2 before 1.0.3.20, R7800 before 1.0.2.38, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00087
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Affected Products & Versions

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netgear r7500 firmware< 1.0.3.20
netgear r7800 firmware< 1.0.2.38
netgear wn3000rp firmware< 1.0.2.50
netgear wndr4300 firmware< 1.0.0.50
netgear wndr4500 firmware< 1.0.0.50
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
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 NVD24 Apr 2020 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://kb.netgear.com/000055105/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2016-0124Vendor Advisory
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