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CVE-2017-18863

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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: 2020-04-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command execution via a PHP form. This affects WN604 3.3.3 and earlier, WNAP210v2 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNAP320 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP350 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP360 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP620 2.0.11 and earlier, WNDAP660 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WND930 2.0.11 and earlier, and WAC120 2.0.7 and earlier.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Wac120 Firmware: before 2.0.7 — fixed in 2.0.7
• NETGEAR Wn604 Firmware: before 3.3.3 — fixed in 3.3.3
• NETGEAR Wnap210 Firmware: before 3.5.20.0 — fixed in 3.5.20.0
• NETGEAR Wnap320 Firmware: before 3.5.20.0 — fixed in 3.5.20.0
• NETGEAR Wnd930 Firmware: before 2.0.11 — fixed in 2.0.11
• NETGEAR Wndap350 Firmware: before 3.5.20.0 — fixed in 3.5.20.0
• NETGEAR Wndap360 Firmware: before 3.5.20.0 — fixed in 3.5.20.0
• NETGEAR Wndap620 Firmware: before 2.0.11 — fixed in 2.0.11
• NETGEAR Wndap660 Firmware: before 3.5.20.0 — fixed in 3.5.20.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Wac120 Firmware 2.0.7; NETGEAR Wn604 Firmware 3.3.3; NETGEAR Wnap210 Firmware 3.5.20.0; NETGEAR Wnap320 Firmware 3.5.20.0; NETGEAR Wnd930 Firmware 2.0.11; NETGEAR Wndap350 Firmware 3.5.20.0; NETGEAR Wndap360 Firmware 3.5.20.0; NETGEAR Wndap620 Firmware 2.0.11; NETGEAR Wndap660 Firmware 3.5.20.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000037827/Security-Advisory-for-PHP-Vulnerabilities-on-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2017-0517-and-PSV-2016-0258
• https://kb.netgear.com/000037827/Security-Advisory-for-PHP-Vulnerabilities-on-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2017-0517-and-PSV-2016-0258

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