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.
2022-12-20T20:15:10.630
2025-04-16T19:15:48.390
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 8.1 (HIGH)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | netgear | xwn5001_firmware | ≤ 0.4.1.1 | Yes |
Hardware | netgear | xwn5001 | - | No |