What is CVE-2017-18796?

CVE-2017-18796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6400, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-18796?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear R6400

CVE-2017-18796

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6900 before 1.0.1.28, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.0.1.16, R6900P before 1.0.1.16, and R7800 before 1.0.2.36.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18796?: CVE-2017-18796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6400, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-18796?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.