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CVE-2017-18848

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% 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-352

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by CSRF. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.0.36, AC1450 before 1.0.0.36, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Ac1450 Firmware: before 1.0.0.36 — fixed in 1.0.0.36
• NETGEAR R6300 Firmware: before 1.0.0.36 — fixed in 1.0.0.36
• NETGEAR R7300 Firmware: before 1.0.0.54 — fixed in 1.0.0.54
• NETGEAR R8500 Firmware: before 1.0.2.94 — fixed in 1.0.2.94

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Ac1450 Firmware 1.0.0.36; NETGEAR R6300 Firmware 1.0.0.36; NETGEAR R7300 Firmware 1.0.0.54; NETGEAR R8500 Firmware 1.0.2.94. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000049011/Security-Advisory-for-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-0334
• https://kb.netgear.com/000049011/Security-Advisory-for-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-0334

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