Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2022· Updated May 28, 2025
CVE-2022-38956
CVE-2022-38956
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.
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References
2- hackmd.io/%40eupX2KdkT6iNpqJUWk9p4A/SyAnOSd1smitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.netgear.com/about/security/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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