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NETGEAR Pushes Emergency Patch, Finds More Routers Vulnerable

ID: 67602f79-6272-58a6-9b89-6783bd0cd50f

STIX ID: report--67602f79-6272-58a6-9b89-6783bd0cd50f

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2016-12-13

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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A critical arbitrary command-injection vulnerability affecting multiple Netgear consumer routers (including R6400, R7000, R8000 and others) lets an attacker execute Linux commands as root via specially crafted URLs or malicious web content; Netgear released beta firmware fixes for some models while acknowledging additional affected devices and urging testing, and CERTs have recommended discontinuing use until a production patch is available.

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