What is CVE-2019-13393?

CVE-2019-13393 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Cg3700b, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-13393?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

RCE in NETGEAR Cg3700b

CVE-2019-13393

The Voo branded NETGEAR CG3700b custom firmware V2.02.03 uses the same default 8 character passphrase for the administrative console and the WPA2 pre-shared key. Either an attack against HTTP Basic Authentication or an attack against WPA2 could be used to determine this passphrase.

Published 2020-03-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR Cg3700b
NETGEAR Cg3700b Firmware — versions 2.02.03

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

www.doyler.net/security-not-included/voo-netgear-cg3700b-vulnerabilities (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13393?: CVE-2019-13393 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Cg3700b, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-13393?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.