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CVE-2022-38955
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-09-20T18:15:10.360 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:57:20.653

Summary

An exploitable firmware modification vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear WPN824EXT WiFi Range Extender. An attacker can conduct a MITM attack to modify the user-uploaded firmware image and bypass the CRC check. A successful attack can either introduce a backdoor to the device or make the device DoS. This affects Firmware Version: 1.1.1_1.1.9.

Affected products

netgear — wpn824ext_firmware

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References

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