VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-46424

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-12-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An exploitable firmware modification vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear XWN5001 Powerline 500 WiFi Access Point. An attacker can conduct a MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) attack to modify the user-uploaded firmware image and bypass the CRC check, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS). This affects v0.4.1.1 and earlier.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references