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CVE-2017-18844

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-522

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects R6700v2 before 1.1.0.38, R6800 before 1.1.0.38, and D7000 before 1.0.1.50.

Affected products

• NETGEAR D7000 Firmware: before 1.0.1.50 — fixed in 1.0.1.50
• NETGEAR R6700: before 1.1.0.38 — fixed in 1.1.0.38
• NETGEAR R6800 Firmware: before 1.1.0.38 — fixed in 1.1.0.38

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR D7000 Firmware 1.0.1.50; NETGEAR R6700 1.1.0.38; NETGEAR R6800 Firmware 1.1.0.38. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000049015/Security-Advisory-for-an-Admin-Credential-Disclosure-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2149
• https://kb.netgear.com/000049015/Security-Advisory-for-an-Admin-Credential-Disclosure-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2149

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