Is CVE-2018-21229 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-21229 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-21229?

CVE-2018-21229 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-21229?

CVE-2018-21229 has an EPSS score of 0.46% (37th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-21229?

Upgrade r7500 firmware to 1.0.3.20 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-21229

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R7500v2 before 1.0.3.20, R7800 before 1.0.2.38, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50.

How to fix

Remediation Available

r7500 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.3.20Fixed in:1.0.3.20CVE-2018-21229derived from NVD

r7800 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.2.38Fixed in:1.0.2.38CVE-2018-21229derived from NVD

wn3000rp firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.2.50Fixed in:1.0.2.50CVE-2018-21229derived from NVD

wndr4300 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.0.50Fixed in:1.0.0.50CVE-2018-21229derived from NVD

wndr4500 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.0.50Fixed in:1.0.0.50CVE-2018-21229derived 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 VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% 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.