What is CVE-2017-18845?

CVE-2017-18845 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6700, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-18845?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR R6700

CVE-2017-18845

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of administrative credentials. This affects R6700v2 before 1.1.0.38 and R6800 before 1.1.0.38.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear R6700 — versions v2
Netgear R6700_firmware
Netgear R6800
Netgear R6800_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18845?: CVE-2017-18845 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6700, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-18845?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.