Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.

published 2020-04-23 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9826

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.0%; EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 0; none known

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects JR6150 before 1.0.1.10, PR2000 before 1.0.0.18, R6050 before 1.0.1.10, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.4, R6800 before 1.2.0.4, and R6900v2 before 1.2.0.4.

Patch / fix

fixed in 6

netgear jr6150_firmware 1.0.1.10
netgear pr2000_firmware 1.0.0.18
netgear r6050_firmware 1.0.1.10
netgear r6700_firmware 1.2.0.4
netgear r6800_firmware 1.2.0.4
netgear r6900_firmware 1.2.0.4

Exploit prediction

2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.8	AV:A/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 /000051520/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-18735
NVD CVE-2017-18735

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Summary