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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-21124 · published 22 April 2020

CVE-2018-21124: Netgear wac505 firmware improper privilege management vulnerability

Netgear · Wac505 Firmware

NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by privilege escalation.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.60% · top 53.4% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.8
0.60%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

NETGEAR WAC510 devices before 5.0.0.17 are affected by privilege escalation.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://kb.netgear.com/000060234/Security-Advisory-for-a-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-WAC510-PSV-2018-0260 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000060234/Security-Advisory-for-a-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-WAC510-PSV-2018-0260 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-21124), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.