NETGEAR Multiple Devices
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2017-5521
NETGEAR Multiple Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
overdue since 2022-09-29
NETGEAR: 8 entries (0.4% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 0 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
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Description
Multiple NETGEAR devices are prone to admin password disclosure via simple crafted requests to the web management server.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions. If the affected device has since entered end-of-life, it should be disconnected if still in use.
Notes
https://kb.netgear.com/30632/Web-GUI-Password-Recovery-and-Exposure-Security-Vulnerability; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5521
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: NETGEAR
- CVE-2017-6862 - Multiple Devices (2022-06-08)
- CVE-2017-6334 - DGN2200 Devices (2022-03-25)
- CVE-2016-1555 - Wireless Access Point (WAP) Devices (2022-03-25)
- CVE-2016-10174 - WNR2000v5 Router (2022-03-25)
- CVE-2017-6077 - Wireless Router DGN2200 (2022-03-07)
- CVE-2016-6277 - Multiple Routers (2022-03-07)
- CVE-2020-26919 - JGS516PE Devices (2021-11-03)
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