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CVE-2022-38956
An exploitable firmware downgrade vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear...
Vulnerability Description
An exploitable firmware downgrade vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear WPN824EXT WiFi Range Extender. An attacker can conduct a MITM attack to replace the user-uploaded firmware image with an original old firmware image. This affects Firmware 1.1.1_1.1.9 and earlier.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
netgear
View all reports →Affected Software
wpn824ext firmware
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 20th, 2022
Last Modified:
May 28th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.