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TI-2006-00972 Aliases CVE-2006-1002GHSA-49gq-2rhf-5xjc

NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless DSL router has a default account of super_username "Gearguy" and…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless DSL router has a default account of super_username "Gearguy" and super_passwd "Geardog", which allows remote attackers to modify the configuration. NOTE: followup posts have suggested that this might not occur with all WGT624 routers.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02719 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wgt624:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableNETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wgt624:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·NETGEAR

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1002
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49gq-2rhf-5xjc

References

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  • TI-2006-00973 The backup configuration option in NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless Firewall Router stores… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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