CVE-2017-18853 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can recover passwords and access files on vulnerable NETGEAR routers, leading to unauthorized access and data exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18853?
CVE-2017-18853 is a critical vulnerability in Netgear D8500 Firmware, published on 29 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 password recovery and file access. This affects D8500 1.0.3.27 and earlier, DGN2200v4 1.0.0.82 and earlier, R6300v2 1.0.4.06 and earlier, R6400 1.0.1.20 and earlier, R6400v2 1.0.2.18 and earlier, R6700 1.0.1.22 and earlier, R6900 1.0.1.20 and earlier, R7000 1.0.7.10 and earlier, R7000P 1.0.0.58 and earlier, R7100LG 1.0.0.28 and earlier, R7300DST 1.0.0.52 and earlier, R7900 1.0.1.12 and earlier, R8000 1.0.3.46 and earlier, R8300 1.0.2.86 and earlier, R8500 1.0.2.86 and earlier, WNDR3400v3 1.0.1.8 and earlier, and WNDR4500v2 1.0.0.62 and earlier.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18853?
It affects 16 products.
Products include Netgear D8500 Firmware, Netgear Dgn2200 Firmware, Netgear R6300 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6700 Firmware, Netgear R6900 Firmware and 10 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D8500 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q794-v4jv-vqvf.