Is CVE-2017-18722 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2017-18722 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2017-18722 be exploited remotely?

Partially. CVE-2017-18722 requires adjacent network access (same network segment) to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-18722?

CVE-2017-18722 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2017-18722

CWE-787Published: April 24, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.24, R6700v2 before 1.1.0.42, R6800 before 1.1.0.42, and R6900v2 before 1.1.0.42.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-18722 requires adjacent network access, limiting remote exploitation but still posing risk in shared or local network environments.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.