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CVE-2017-18776 — Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass

High CVSS 8.4

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects D6100 before V1.0.0.55, D7000 before V1.0.1.50, D7800 before V1.0.1.24, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.40, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.40, R6100 before 1.0.1.12, R6220 before 1.1.0.50, R7500 before 1.0.0.108, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.10, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.88, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.40, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.42, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.40, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.40.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.4 (3.1)
Published
2020-04-22
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Affected products

  • netgear / d6100_firmware
  • netgear / d7000_firmware
  • netgear / d7800_firmware
  • netgear / jnr1010_firmware
  • netgear / jwnr2010_firmware
  • netgear / r6100_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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