CVE-2017-18772

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: 2020-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects EX3700 before 1.0.0.64, EX3800 before 1.0.0.64, EX6120 before 1.0.0.32, EX6130 before 1.0.0.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.6, R7300DST before 1.0.0.52, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.24, R8500 before 1.0.2.74, and WNR2000v2 before 1.2.0.8.

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 EX6120: before 1.0.0.32 — fixed in 1.0.0.32
NETGEAR Ex6130 Firmware: before 1.0.0.16 — fixed in 1.0.0.16
NETGEAR R6300 Firmware: before 1.0.4.12 — fixed in 1.0.4.12
NETGEAR R6700: before 1.0.1.26 — fixed in 1.0.1.26
NETGEAR R6900 Firmware: before 1.0.1.22 — fixed in 1.0.1.22
NETGEAR R7000: before 1.0.9.6 — fixed in 1.0.9.6
NETGEAR R7300Dst Firmware: before 1.0.0.52 — fixed in 1.0.0.52
NETGEAR R7900 Firmware: before 1.0.1.12 — fixed in 1.0.1.12
NETGEAR R8000 Firmware: before 1.0.3.24 — fixed in 1.0.3.24
NETGEAR R8500 Firmware: before 1.0.2.74 — fixed in 1.0.2.74
NETGEAR Wnr2000 Firmware: before 1.2.0.8 — fixed in 1.2.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR EX3700 1.0.0.64; NETGEAR Ex3800 Firmware 1.0.0.64; NETGEAR EX6120 1.0.0.32; NETGEAR Ex6130 Firmware 1.0.0.16; NETGEAR R6300 Firmware 1.0.4.12; NETGEAR R6700 1.0.1.26; NETGEAR R6900 Firmware 1.0.1.22; NETGEAR R7000 1.0.9.6; NETGEAR R7300Dst Firmware 1.0.0.52; NETGEAR R7900 Firmware 1.0.1.12; NETGEAR R8000 Firmware 1.0.3.24; NETGEAR R8500 Firmware 1.0.2.74. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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