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CVE-2018-21151

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects...

6.8 Medium

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.34, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.42, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.68%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.34, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.42, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54.

Record
CVE-2018-21151
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13669 6.8

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.34, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.42, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54.

Record
EUVD-2018-13669
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c9ff-9v66-p9cp No score

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects...

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.34, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.42, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54.

Record
GHSA-c9ff-9v66-p9cp
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.8

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.34, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.42, R8900 before 1.0.3.10, R9000 before 1.0.3.10, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.54, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.54.

Record
CVE-2018-21151
CVSS 3.1
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.2 MediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2018-21151 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Netgear D7800 Firmware, published April 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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