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TI-2022-22949 Aliases CVE-2022-46424GHSA-3gph-54h9-x2ff

An exploitable firmware modification vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear XWN5001…

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00909 60th 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
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xwn5001_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.4.1.1VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xwn5001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xwn5001_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.4.1.1 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xwn5001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46424
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gph-54h9-x2ff

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-20682 Netgear JWNR2000v2 v1.0.0.11, XWN5001 v0.4.1.1, and XAVN2001v2 v0.4.0.7 were discovered… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-20184 Netgear JWNR2000v2 v1.0.0.11, XWN5001 v0.4.1.1, and XAVN2001v2 v0.4.0.7 were discovered… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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