CVE-2017-18709: NETGEAR r8300 Firmware

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.

Affected products

• NETGEAR r8300 Firmware: before 1.0.2.94 (fixed in 1.0.2.94)
• NETGEAR r8500 Firmware: before 1.0.2.94 (fixed in 1.0.2.94)

Published 2020-04-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.