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CVE-2018-21129

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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-200

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of sensitive information. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.0.17 and WAC510 before 5.0.0.17.

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/000060245/Security-Advisory-for-Sensitive-Information-Disclosure-on-Some-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2018-0266
• https://kb.netgear.com/000060245/Security-Advisory-for-Sensitive-Information-Disclosure-on-Some-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2018-0266

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