CVE-2018-21125
NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by authentication bypass.
NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by authentication bypass.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by authentication bypass.
- Record
CVE-2018-21125- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13643
NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by authentication bypass.
- Record
EUVD-2018-13643- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6vj4-982w-qwc7 No score
NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by authentication bypass.
NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by authentication bypass.
- Record
GHSA-6vj4-982w-qwc7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by authentication bypass.
- Record
CVE-2018-21125- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- 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-2018-21125 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Netgear Wac510 Firmware, published April 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.