What is CVE-2018-21124?

CVE-2018-21124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wac505, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-21124?

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

Privilege escalation in Netgear Wac505

CVE-2018-21124

NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by privilege escalation.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Netgear Wac505
Netgear Wac505_firmware
Netgear Wac510
Netgear Wac510_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-21124?: CVE-2018-21124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wac505, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-21124?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.