Is CVE-2017-18709 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-18709 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-18709?

CVE-2017-18709 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-18709?

CVE-2017-18709 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (18th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18709?

Upgrade r8300 firmware to 1.0.2.94 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-18709

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.

How to fix

Remediation Available

r8300 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.2.94Fixed in:1.0.2.94CVE-2017-18709derived from NVD

r8500 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.2.94Fixed in:1.0.2.94CVE-2017-18709derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.netgear.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.