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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-18772 · published 22 April 2020

CVE-2017-18772: Netgear ex3700 firmware improper authentication vulnerability

Netgear · Ex3700 Firmware

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects EX3700 before 1.0.0.64, EX3800 before 1.0.0.64, EX6120 before 1.0.0.32, EX6130 before 1.0.0.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.6, R7300DST before 1.0.0.52, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.24, R8500 before 1.0.2.74, and WNR2000v2 before 1.2.0.8.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.60% · top 52.3% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.8
0.60%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
13Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects EX3700 before 1.0.0.64, EX3800 before 1.0.0.64, EX6120 before 1.0.0.32, EX6130 before 1.0.0.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.6, R7300DST before 1.0.0.52, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.24, R8500 before 1.0.2.74, and WNR2000v2 before 1.2.0.8.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

13 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://kb.netgear.com/000051471/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-0424 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000051471/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-0424 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-18772), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-16). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.