Netgear fixes critical bugs as Five Eyes warn about break-ins at the edge

Netgear has released firmware updates addressing two critical vulnerabilities — an authentication bypass and an unauthenticated RCE — affecting several wireless access points and Nighthawk routers (some EOL). The flaws score 9.6 and 9.8 CVSSv3; national security and cyber agencies across multiple countries have issued joint guidance on hardening edge devices, emphasizing logging, forensics, and timely patching to mitigate exploitation risk.