CVE-2018-21130

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% 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-78

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. 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/000060229/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2018-0267
https://kb.netgear.com/000060229/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2018-0267

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