Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published · 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-78.
Summary
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.0.17 and WAC510 before 5.0.0.17.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01388 72nd 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wac505_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.0.0.17 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wac505:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wac510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.0.0.17 | Vulnerable | NETGEAR |
| cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wac510:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | NETGEAR |
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wac505_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.0.17 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wac505:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wac510_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.0.17 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
- cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wac510:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2018-21127
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjvm-4qf9-pxv8
References
More NETGEAR Wac505 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15095 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-15094 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-15059 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-15093 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by unauthenticated firmware downgrade. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-15092 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-15088 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-21127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-21127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjvm-4qf9-pxv8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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