High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-46424
CVE-2022-46424
Description
An exploitable firmware modification vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear XWN5001 Powerline 500 WiFi Access Point. An attacker can conduct a MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) attack to modify the user-uploaded firmware image and bypass the CRC check, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service (DoS). This affects v0.4.1.1 and earlier.
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Affected products
3- Netgear/XWN5001 Powerline 500 WiFi Access Pointdescription
- Range: <=v0.4.1.1
Patches
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References
2- www.netgear.com/about/security/nvdVendor Advisory
- hackmd.io/%40slASVrz_SrW7NQCsunofeA/B1rKQuzDjnvd
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