CVE-2017-6862

high-risk
Published 2017-05-26

NETGEAR WNR2000v3 devices before 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 devices before 1.0.0.66, and WNR2000v5 devices before 1.0.0.42 allow authentication bypass and remote code execution via a buffer overflow that uses a parameter in the administration webapp. The NETGEAR ID is PSV-2016-0261.

Do I need to act?

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37.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 62% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

64
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 23/34 · High
Exposure 9/34 · Low