# CVE-2018-21226: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authentication on specific NETGEAR routers, gaining unauthorized access to the device interface.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v8p4-c6cg-38r7

## What is CVE-2018-21226?

CVE-2018-21226 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware, published on 28 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 authentication bypass. This affects JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.48, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.48, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.48, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.48, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.48.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21226?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Netgear Jnr1010 Firmware, Netgear Jwnr2010 Firmware, Netgear Wnr1000 Firmware, Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware, Netgear Wnr2050 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-21226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-21226 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware

- [CVE-2016-11014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11014/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-18734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18734/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-18737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18737/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-18749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18749/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-18763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18763/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-21226 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-21226 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware, published on 28 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21226/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21226/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-21226
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21226
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-21226

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21226/
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