CVE-2018-21159
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
- Record
CVE-2018-21159- CVSS 3.0
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:N/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13677
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
- Record
EUVD-2018-13677- CVSS 3.0
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:N/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-62wg-mmjj-4fmr No score
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
- Record
GHSA-62wg-mmjj-4fmr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
- Record
CVE-2018-21159- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - 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-2018-21159 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Netgear Readynas Os, published April 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.