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CVE-2022-48196


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects RAX40 before 1.0.2.60, RAX35 before 1.0.2.60, R6400v2 before 1.0.4.122, R6700v3 before 1.0.4.122, R6900P before 1.3.3.152, R7000P before 1.3.3.152, R7000 before 1.0.11.136, R7960P before 1.4.4.94, and R8000P before 1.4.4.94.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.4, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 18 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 15 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-12-30T08:15:07.900

Last Modified

2025-04-10T19:15:50.267

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-120
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-120

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear rax40_firmware < 1.0.2.60 Yes
Hardware netgear rax40 - No
Operating System netgear rax35_firmware < 1.0.2.60 Yes
Hardware netgear rax35 - No
Operating System netgear r6400v2_firmware < 1.0.4.122 Yes
Hardware netgear r6400v2 - No
Operating System netgear r6700v3_firmware < 1.0.4.122 Yes
Hardware netgear r6700v3 - No
Operating System netgear r6900p_firmware < 1.3.3.152 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900p - No
Operating System netgear r7000p_firmware < 1.3.3.152 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000p - No
Operating System netgear r7000_firmware < 1.0.11.136 Yes
Hardware netgear r7000 - No
Operating System netgear r7960p_firmware < 1.4.4.94 Yes
Hardware netgear r7960p - No
Operating System netgear r8000p_firmware < 1.4.4.94 Yes
Hardware netgear r8000p - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.