9.8

CVE-2018-21097: netgear wac120_firmware Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 27-04-2020Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-21097 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in netgear wac120_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-04-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4, WAC510 before 5.0.5.4, WAC120 before 2.1.7, WN604 before 3.3.10, WNAP320 before 3.7.11.4, WNAP210v2 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP350 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP360 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP660 before 3.7.11.4, WNDAP620 before 2.1.7, and WND930 before 2.1.5.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

67%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.19% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netgear11 products

1 vendor · 11 products

References

1 links