VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-38955

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-354
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-354

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