CVE-2017-18822 json
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by vertical privilege escalation.
published 2020-04-20 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9913
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by vertical privilege escalation. This affects M4300-28G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-28G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-8X8F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-12X12F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X24F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X before 12.0.2.15, M4300-48X before 12.0.2.15, and M4200 before 12.0.2.15.
Patch / fix
- netgear m4300-28g_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-52g_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-28g-poe+_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-52g-poe+_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-8x8f_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-12x12f_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-24x24f_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-24x_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4300-48x_firmware 12.0.2.15
- netgear m4200_firmware 12.0.2.15
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18822
- NVD CVE-2017-18822
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