Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection.

published 2020-04-21 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9892

cvss: 6.7; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection. This affects R6220 before 1.1.0.50, R6700v2 before 1.1.0.38, R6800 before 1.1.0.38, WNDR3700v5 before 1.1.0.48, and D7000 before 1.0.1.50.

Patch / fix

fixed in 5

netgear r6220_firmware 1.1.0.50
netgear r6700_firmware 1.1.0.38
netgear r6800_firmware 1.1.0.38
netgear wndr3700_firmware 1.1.0.48
netgear d7000_firmware 1.0.1.50

Exploit prediction

0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.7	CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
NVD	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	6.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

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

References

kb.netgear.com /000049355/Security-Advisory-for-Command-Injection-Vulnerability-on-D7000-and-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2151
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-18801
NVD CVE-2017-18801

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Summary