What is CVE-2017-18754?

CVE-2017-18754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wndr3700, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-18754?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Wndr3700

CVE-2017-18754

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.88, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.90, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.58.

Published 2020-04-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

kb.netgear.com/000051494/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Inje… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18754?: CVE-2017-18754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wndr3700, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-18754?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.