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CVE-2018-21124

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by privilege escalation.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Wac505 Firmware: before 5.0.0.17 — fixed in 5.0.0.17
• NETGEAR Wac510 Firmware: before 5.0.0.17 — fixed in 5.0.0.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Wac505 Firmware 5.0.0.17; NETGEAR Wac510 Firmware 5.0.0.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000060234/Security-Advisory-for-a-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-WAC510-PSV-2018-0260
• https://kb.netgear.com/000060234/Security-Advisory-for-a-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-WAC510-PSV-2018-0260

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