CVE-2017-18709
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.
- Record
CVE-2017-18709- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:L/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9800
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9800- CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:L/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gr95-74q9-27w4 No score
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.
- Record
GHSA-gr95-74q9-27w4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.
- Record
CVE-2017-18709- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-18709 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Netgear R8300 Firmware, published April 24, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.