CVE-2017-18860
HighWhat is CVE-2017-18860?
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by debugging command execution. This affects FS752TP 5.4.2.19 and earlier, GS108Tv2 5.4.2.29 and earlier, GS110TP 5.4.2.29 and earlier, GS418TPP 6.6.2.6 and earlier, GS510TLP 6.6.2.6 and earlier, GS510TP 5.04.2.27 and earlier, GS510TPP 6.6.2.6 and earlier, GS716Tv2 5.4.2.27 and earlier, GS716Tv3 6.3.1.16 and earlier, GS724Tv3 5.4.2.27 and earlier, GS724Tv4 6.3.1.16 and earlier, GS728TPSB 5.3.0.29 and earlier, GS728TSB 5.3.0.29 and earlier, GS728TXS 6.1.0.35 and earlier, GS748Tv4 5.4.2.27 and earlier, GS748Tv5 6.3.1.16 and earlier, GS752TPSB 5.3.0.29 and earlier, GS752TSB 5.3.0.29 and earlier, GS752TXS 6.1.0.35 and earlier, M4200 12.0.2.10 and earlier, M4300 12.0.2.10 and earlier, M5300 11.0.0.28 and earlier, M6100 11.0.0.28 and earlier, M7100 11.0.0.28 and earlier, S3300 6.6.1.4 and earlier, XS708T 6.6.0.11 and earlier, XS712T 6.1.0.34 and earlier, and XS716T 6.6.0.11 and earlier.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS 3.1Requires local access — attacker must be logged in or have physical access to the device.
No special conditions required. Exploit can be performed reliably and repeatedly.
No authentication required. Any anonymous user can exploit this vulnerability.
No user interaction required. Exploit runs without any victim action.
Exploiting the vulnerability only affects the vulnerable component itself.
No confidentiality impact. Sensitive data is not exposed.
Complete loss of integrity. Attacker can modify any file or data on the component.
Complete denial of service. The component becomes fully unavailable.
Known Affected Devices
FAQ
CVE-2017-18860 has a CVSS score of 7.7/10, rated as High. This is a high severity vulnerability and should be patched as soon as possible.
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) rates vulnerability severity from 0.0 to 10.0. CVE-2017-18860 scores 7.7/10 (High). Scores 9.0–10.0 are Critical, 7.0–8.9 are High, 4.0–6.9 are Medium, and below 4.0 are Low.
The list of devices confirmed to be affected by CVE-2017-18860 is shown in the "Affected Devices" section above. Check your firmware version against the vendor security advisory and apply the latest patch.
Apply the latest firmware or software update from the vendor. Check the References section above for official advisories and patch notes. If no patch is available, consider disabling the affected feature or isolating the device from untrusted networks.