Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection.

published 2020-04-21 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9887

cvss: 6.7; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection. This affects R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6900 before 1.0.1.28, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.0.1.16, R6900P before 1.0.1.16, and R7800 before 1.0.2.36.

Patch / fix

fixed in 7

netgear r6400_firmware 1.0.1.24
netgear r6700_firmware 1.0.1.26
netgear r6900_firmware 1.0.1.28
netgear r7000_firmware 1.0.9.10
netgear r7000p_firmware 1.0.1.16
netgear r6900p_firmware 1.0.1.16
netgear r7800_firmware 1.0.2.36

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% 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 /000049366/Security-Advisory-for-Command-Injection-Vulnerability-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0106
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-18796
NVD CVE-2017-18796

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Summary