What is CVE-2017-18720?

CVE-2017-18720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D6200, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-18720?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Netgear D6200

CVE-2017-18720

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.24, R6700v2 before 1.1.0.42, R6800 before 1.1.0.42, and R6900v2 before 1.1.0.42.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear D6200
Netgear D6200_firmware
Netgear R6700 — versions v2
Netgear R6700_firmware
Netgear R6800
Netgear R6800_firmware
Netgear R6900 — versions v2
Netgear R6900_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18720?: CVE-2017-18720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D6200, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-18720?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.