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CVE-2017-18747

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects EX3700 before 1.0.0.64, EX3800 before 1.0.0.64, EX6000 before 1.0.0.24, EX6130 before 1.0.0.16, EX6400 before 1.0.1.60, EX7000 before 1.0.0.50, EX7300 before 1.0.1.60, and WN2500RPv2 before 1.0.1.46.

Affected products

• NETGEAR EX3700: before 1.0.0.64 — fixed in 1.0.0.64
• NETGEAR Ex3800 Firmware: before 1.0.0.64 — fixed in 1.0.0.64
• NETGEAR Ex6000 Firmware: before 1.0.0.24 — fixed in 1.0.0.24
• NETGEAR Ex6130 Firmware: before 1.0.0.16 — fixed in 1.0.0.16
• NETGEAR Ex6400 Firmware: before 1.0.1.60 — fixed in 1.0.1.60
• NETGEAR Ex7000 Firmware: before 1.0.0.50 — fixed in 1.0.0.50
• NETGEAR Ex7300 Firmware: before 1.0.1.60 — fixed in 1.0.1.60
• NETGEAR Wn2500Rp Firmware: before 1.0.1.46 — fixed in 1.0.1.46

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR EX3700 1.0.0.64; NETGEAR Ex3800 Firmware 1.0.0.64; NETGEAR Ex6000 Firmware 1.0.0.24; NETGEAR Ex6130 Firmware 1.0.0.16; NETGEAR Ex6400 Firmware 1.0.1.60; NETGEAR Ex7000 Firmware 1.0.0.50; NETGEAR Ex7300 Firmware 1.0.1.60; NETGEAR Wn2500Rp Firmware 1.0.1.46. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000051507/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Extenders-PSV-2016-0115
• https://kb.netgear.com/000051507/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Extenders-PSV-2016-0115

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