What is CVE-2012-6340?

CVE-2012-6340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wgr614v7, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2012-6340?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in NETGEAR Wgr614v7

CVE-2012-6340

An Authentication vulnerability exists in NETGEAR WGR614 v7 and v9 due to a hardcoded credential used for serial programming, a related issue to CVE-2006-1002.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-02-06 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/118854/Netgear-WGR614-Credential-Information.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/525042 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6340?: CVE-2012-6340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wgr614v7, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2012-6340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.