CVE-2017-18740

Adjacent-network unspecified impact

Published Apr 23, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Security misconfiguration in fourteen NETGEAR router and gateway models allows adjacent unauthenticated attackers to cause unspecified impact. NETGEAR has not published the misconfigured security setting, affected component, or operation that processes attacker-controlled input. Reachability is limited to an adjacent network and requires neither privileges nor user interaction; the available sources do not disclose the resulting device behavior.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Security misconfiguration in fourteen NETGEAR router and gateway models allows adjacent unauthenticated attackers to cause unspecified impact. NETGEAR has not published the misconfigured security setting, affected component, or operation that processes attacker-controlled input. Reachability is limited to an adjacent network and requires neither privileges nor user interaction; the available sources do not disclose the resulting device behavior.

The record

CVE
CVE-2017-18740
Published
Apr 23, 2020
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 23, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Affected products and versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.3NETGEARCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.8NIST NVDAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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Technologies

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