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CVE-2018-21097

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated...

7.1 High

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4, WAC510 before 5.0.5.4, WAC120 before 2.1.7, WN604 before 3.3.10, WNAP320 before 3.7.11.4, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP350 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP360 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP660 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.7, and WND930 before 2.1.5.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.19%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4, WAC510 before 5.0.5.4, WAC120 before 2.1.7, WN604 before 3.3.10, WNAP320 before 3.7.11.4, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP350 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP360 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP660 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.7, and WND930 before 2.1.5.

Record
CVE-2018-21097
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13615 7.1

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4, WAC510 before 5.0.5.4, WAC120 before 2.1.7, WN604 before 3.3.10, WNAP320 before 3.7.11.4, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP350 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP360 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP660 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.7, and WND930 before 2.1.5.

Record
EUVD-2018-13615
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rr44-wq26-hqw2 No score

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated...

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4, WAC510 before 5.0.5.4, WAC120 before 2.1.7, WN604 before 3.3.10, WNAP320 before 3.7.11.4, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP350 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP360 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP660 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.7, and WND930 before 2.1.5.

Record
GHSA-rr44-wq26-hqw2
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.8

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4, WAC510 before 5.0.5.4, WAC120 before 2.1.7, WN604 before 3.3.10, WNAP320 before 3.7.11.4, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP350 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP360 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP660 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.7, and WND930 before 2.1.5.

Record
CVE-2018-21097
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2018-21097 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Netgear Wac120 Firmware, published April 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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