CVE-2022-38955

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-354

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://hackmd.io/%40eupX2KdkT6iNpqJUWk9p4A/SyAnOSd1s
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/Vendor Advisory
https://hackmd.io/%40eupX2KdkT6iNpqJUWk9p4A/SyAnOSd1s
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 20, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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