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CVE-2017-18720

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.24, R6700v2 before 1.1.0.42, R6800 before 1.1.0.42, and R6900v2 before 1.1.0.42.

Affected products

• NETGEAR D6200 Firmware: before 1.1.00.24 — fixed in 1.1.00.24
• NETGEAR R6700: before 1.1.0.42 — fixed in 1.1.0.42
• NETGEAR R6800 Firmware: before 1.1.0.42 — fixed in 1.1.0.42
• NETGEAR R6900 Firmware: before 1.1.0.42 — fixed in 1.1.0.42

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR D6200 Firmware 1.1.00.24; NETGEAR R6700 1.1.0.42; NETGEAR R6800 Firmware 1.1.0.42; NETGEAR R6900 Firmware 1.1.0.42. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000052277/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Routers-PSV-2017-2148
• https://kb.netgear.com/000052277/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Routers-PSV-2017-2148

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