What is CVE-2018-21208?

CVE-2018-21208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D6100, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-21208?

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

Vulnerability in Netgear D6100

CVE-2018-21208

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.57, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.6th 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

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-2018-21208?: CVE-2018-21208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D6100, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-21208?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.