An exploitable firmware downgrade vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear WPN824EXT…
Priority LOW 24CWE-354Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00285 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrm9-295f-xg65
References
More NETGEAR Wpn824ext Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18361 An exploitable firmware modification vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-38956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-38956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrm9-295f-xg65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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