CVE-2017-18763 [Medium] | Input Validation Bypass in Jnr1010 Firmware

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.42, JR6150 before 1.0.1.10, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.42, PR2000 before 1.0.0.18, R6050 before 1.0.1.10, R6120 before 1.0.0.30, R6220 before 1.1.0.50, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.4, R6800 before 1.2.0.4, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.4, WNDR3700v5 before 1.1.0.48, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.42, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.42, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.42.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.10%	0.46%	+0.36%
2	2025-03-30	0.24%	0.10%	-0.15%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.24%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.10%

0.46%

+0.36%

2025-03-30

0.24%

0.10%

-0.15%

2025-03-29

—

0.24%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
8.8	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]
3.3	2.0	LOW	`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:A) Requires access to an adjacent network segment. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	6.5	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

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

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

8.8

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

3.3

2.0

LOW

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:A): Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

6.5

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-18763

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
netgear	jnr1010_firmware	< 1.1.0.42	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr1010_firmware::::::::
netgear	jr6150_firmware	< 1.0.1.10	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jr6150_firmware::::::::
netgear	jwnr2010_firmware	< 1.1.0.42	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jwnr2010_firmware::::::::
netgear	pr2000_firmware	< 1.0.0.18	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:pr2000_firmware::::::::
netgear	r6050_firmware	< 1.0.1.10	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6050_firmware::::::::
netgear	r6120_firmware	< 1.0.0.30	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6120_firmware::::::::
netgear	r6220_firmware	< 1.1.0.50	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6220_firmware::::::::
netgear	r6700_firmware	< 1.2.0.4	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware::::::::
netgear	r6800_firmware	< 1.2.0.4	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6800_firmware::::::::
netgear	r6900_firmware	< 1.2.0.4	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware::::::::
netgear	wndr3700_firmware	< 1.1.0.48	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3700_firmware::::::::
netgear	wnr1000_firmware	< 1.1.0.42	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000_firmware::::::::
netgear	wnr2020_firmware	< 1.1.0.42	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2020_firmware::::::::
netgear	wnr2050_firmware	< 1.1.0.42	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2050_firmware::::::::

References for CVE-2017-18763

URL	Tags
https://kb.netgear.com/000051482/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2212	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2017-18763

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18763

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-18763

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-18763

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-18763

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