What is CVE-2017-18732?

CVE-2017-18732 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Plw1000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-18732?

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

Auth bypass in NETGEAR Plw1000

CVE-2017-18732

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.8, PLW1000v2 before 1.0.0.14, and PLW1010v2 before 1.0.0.14.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-04-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

kb.netgear.com/000051523/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-R6300v2… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18732?: CVE-2017-18732 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Plw1000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-18732?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.