How severe is CVE-2017-2137?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Prosafe Plus Configuration Utility

CVE-2017-2137

ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility prior to 2.3.29 allows remote attackers to bypass access restriction and change configurations of the switch via SOAP requests.

Published 2017-04-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR Prosafe Plus Configuration Utility

References

kb.netgear.com/000038443/Security-Advisory-for-Insecure-SOAP-Access-in-ProSAFE-… (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN08740778/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2137?: CVE-2017-2137 is a low-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Prosafe Plus Configuration Utility. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2017-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-2137?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.