Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker.
Priority LOW 39CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.22, R6900 before 1.0.1.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.4, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.24, and R8500 before 1.0.2.74.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00565 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.4.12 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.4.12 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | v2 | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.1.22 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.1.22 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.9.4 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4.12 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.4.12 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions v2 Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1.22 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1.22 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.9.4 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.1.12 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.3.24 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.2.74 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1.12 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.3.24 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.2.74 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18744
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-325f-8g4v-g98x
References
More NETGEAR R6250 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-05377 NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta, R6700 before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17317 netgear R6250 Firmware Version 1.0.4.48 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow after authentication. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16566 There is a command injection vulnerability in the Netgear R6250 router with Firmware… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-15124 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16116 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-20697 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-18744 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18744 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-325f-8g4v-g98x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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