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CVE-2017-18845

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% 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 and R6800 before 1.1.0.38.

Affected products

• 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 R6700 1.1.0.38; NETGEAR R6800 Firmware 1.1.0.38. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000049014/Security-Advisory-for-Admin-Credential-Disclosure-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2137
• https://kb.netgear.com/000049014/Security-Advisory-for-Admin-Credential-Disclosure-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2137

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