Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass.

published 2020-04-20 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9941

cvss: 8.4; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits: 0; none known

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects D6220 before 1.0.0.26, D6400 before 1.0.0.60, D8500 before 1.0.3.29, R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6400 before 1.01.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.30, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7000P before 1.0.0.56, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300DST before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8000 before 1.0.3.44, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82.

Patch / fix

fixed in 16

netgear d6220_firmware 1.0.0.26
netgear d6400_firmware 1.0.0.60
netgear d8500_firmware 1.0.3.29
netgear r6250_firmware 1.0.4.12
netgear r6400_firmware 1.0.2.30, 1.01.24
netgear r6700_firmware 1.0.1.22
netgear r6900_firmware 1.0.1.22
netgear r6900p_firmware 1.0.0.56
netgear r7000_firmware 1.0.9.4
netgear r7000p_firmware 1.0.0.56
netgear r7100lg_firmware 1.0.0.32
netgear r7300dst_firmware 1.0.0.54
netgear r7900_firmware 1.0.1.18
netgear r8000_firmware 1.0.3.44
netgear r8300_firmware 1.0.2.100_1.0.82
netgear r8500_firmware 1.0.2.100_1.0.82

Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.4	CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
NVD	3.1	8.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	8.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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-287 Improper Authentication

References

kb.netgear.com /000048998/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-or-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-1208
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-18850
NVD CVE-2017-18850

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Summary