Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command execution via a PHP form.

published 2020-04-28 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-9954

cvss: 7.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits: 0; none known

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command execution via a PHP form. This affects WN604 3.3.3 and earlier, WNAP210v2 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNAP320 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP350 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP360 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP620 2.0.11 and earlier, WNDAP660 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WND930 2.0.11 and earlier, and WAC120 2.0.7 and earlier.

Patch / fix

fixed in 9

netgear wn604_firmware 3.3.3
netgear wnap210_firmware 3.5.20.0
netgear wnap320_firmware 3.5.20.0
netgear wndap350_firmware 3.5.20.0
netgear wndap360_firmware 3.5.20.0
netgear wndap620_firmware 2.0.11
netgear wndap660_firmware 3.5.20.0
netgear wnd930_firmware 2.0.11
netgear wac120_firmware 2.0.7

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Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

kb.netgear.com /000037827/Security-Advisory-for-PHP-Vulnerabilities-on-Wireless-Access-Points-PSV-2017-0517-and-PSV-2016-0258
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-18863
NVD CVE-2017-18863

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