CVE-2017-18822 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can escalate privileges on NETGEAR M4300 and M4200 series managed switches, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-18822?

CVE-2017-18822 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18822?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Netgear M4200 Firmware, Netgear M4300-12x12f Firmware, Netgear M4300-24x24f Firmware, Netgear M4300-24x Firmware, Netgear M4300-28g-Poe\+ Firmware, Netgear M4300-28g Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18822?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18822 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-18822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g7w4-j39f-84mq.

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