September 8, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2017-5521 — NETGEAR Multiple Devices
NETGEAR Multiple Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-09-08- Federal due date
2022-09-29- Vendor
- NETGEAR
- Product
- Multiple Devices
- EPSS
- 99.9th percentile (score 0.938, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5521
CISA short description
Multiple NETGEAR devices are prone to admin password disclosure via simple crafted requests to the web management server.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions. If the affected device has since entered end-of-life, it should be disconnected if still in use.