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medium 5.3

CVE-2018-21229 json

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-13747

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R7500v2 before 1.0.3.20, R7800 before 1.0.2.38, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50.

Patch / fix

  • netgear r7500_firmware 1.0.3.20
  • netgear r7800_firmware 1.0.2.38
  • netgear wn3000rp_firmware 1.0.2.50
  • netgear wndr4300_firmware 1.0.0.50
  • netgear wndr4500_firmware 1.0.0.50

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Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Sources

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