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NETGEAR: actively exploited vulnerabilities

8 vulnerabilities in NETGEAR products (Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk), Switches (GS, JGS, MS), Wi-Fi access points (WAC, WNAP)) are in CISA’s catalog of exploited vulnerabilities. Last added: September 8, 2022.

NETGEAR security advisories

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Affected products

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  • Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk)6 vulnerabilities, Home routers and IoT
  • Switches (GS, JGS, MS)1 vulnerability, Switches and routers
  • Wi-Fi access points (WAC, WNAP)1 vulnerability, Home routers and IoT

Name used by CISA: NETGEAR. Product families: indicative classification by this site.

Patch first

In the order of the main list (Patch first): recent additions first, then the most severe. The number is the rank within this NETGEAR list.

  1. Rank 1

    NETGEAR Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk)CVE-2017-6862

    NETGEAR Multiple Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    CVE from 2017, added in 2022

    CVSS severity 9.8critical

    Added Jun 8, 2022

  2. Rank 2

    NETGEAR Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk)CVE-2016-10174

    NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    CVE from 2016, added in 2022

    CVSS severity 9.8critical

    Added Mar 25, 2022

  3. Rank 3

    NETGEAR Wi-Fi access points (WAC, WNAP)CVE-2016-1555

    NETGEAR Multiple WAP Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

    CVE from 2016, added in 2022

    CVSS severity 9.8critical

    Added Mar 25, 2022

  4. Rank 4

    NETGEAR Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk)CVE-2017-6077

    NETGEAR DGN2200 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CVE from 2017, added in 2022

    CVSS severity 9.8critical

    Added Mar 7, 2022

  5. Rank 5

    NETGEAR Switches (GS, JGS, MS)CVE-2020-26919

    Netgear JGS516PE Devices Missing Function Level Access Control Vulnerability

    CVSS severity 9.8critical

    Added Nov 3, 2021

  6. Rank 6

    NETGEAR Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk)CVE-2016-6277

    NETGEAR Multiple Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CVE from 2016, added in 2022

    CVSS severity 8.8high

    Added Mar 7, 2022

  7. Rank 7

    NETGEAR Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk)CVE-2017-5521

    NETGEAR Multiple Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

    CVE from 2017, added in 2022

    CVSS severity 8.1high

    Added Sep 8, 2022

End of life: remove

These products are no longer supported: no patch is coming. Remove them or isolate them from the network.

  1. NETGEAR Routers (DGN, WNR, Nighthawk)CVE-2017-6334

    NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability

    End of lifeCVE from 2017, added in 2022

    CVSS severity 8.8high

    Added Mar 25, 2022

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Indicative classification, based on the vendor and product names given by CISA. How products are classified.