CVE-2017-18847
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R7000P/R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and D8500 before 1.0.3.29.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R7000P/R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and D8500 before 1.0.3.29.
- Record
CVE-2017-18847- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9938
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R7000P/R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and D8500 before 1.0.3.29.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9938- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-crwj-6pw8-226h No score
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This...
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R7000P/R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and D8500 before 1.0.3.29.
- Record
GHSA-crwj-6pw8-226h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R7000P/R6900P before 1.0.0.56, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8300 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, R8500 before 1.0.2.100_1.0.82, and D8500 before 1.0.3.29.
- Record
CVE-2017-18847- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2017-18847 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Netgear D8500 Firmware, published April 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.