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CVE-2017-18852

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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-352

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by CSRF and authentication bypass. This affects R7300DST before 1.0.0.54, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.14.

Affected products

• NETGEAR R7300Dst Firmware: before 1.0.0.54 — fixed in 1.0.0.54
• NETGEAR R8300 Firmware: before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82 — fixed in 1.0.2.100_1.0.82
• NETGEAR R8500 Firmware: before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82 — fixed in 1.0.2.100_1.0.82
• NETGEAR Wndr3400 Firmware: before 1.0.1.14 — fixed in 1.0.1.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR R7300Dst Firmware 1.0.0.54; NETGEAR R8300 Firmware 1.0.2.100_1.0.82; NETGEAR R8500 Firmware 1.0.2.100_1.0.82; NETGEAR Wndr3400 Firmware 1.0.1.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000045849/Security-Advisory-for-CSRF-and-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-1206
• https://kb.netgear.com/000045849/Security-Advisory-for-CSRF-and-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-1206

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