Some Netgear router models have critical vulnerabilities that can put user security at risk. It is a discovery made by Microsoft and they have launched the alert so that these failures can be corrected as soon as possible. A potential attacker who exploited these errors could access corporate networks without the need for authentication and be able to steal confidential information or expose any type of data.
Netgear routers have problems again
In recent times we have seen some vulnerabilities that have put users with Netgear routers at risk. In this case, it is a new failure that could allow an intruder to enter a network and access all the content despite not being an administrator.
Specifically, these vulnerabilities affect the DGN2200v1 series routers and as long as they run firmware versions prior to v1.0.0.60 . Any user who has not recently updated their device would be vulnerable and could see how they could break into your network.
As we have indicated, in the event that a hacker exploited these flaws, they could gain access to the administration pages without the need to authenticate. In this way, you would have the ability to read stored information or obtain stored router credentials through a side channel cryptographic attack.
According to Jonathan Bar Or, who has been part of the investigation carried out by Microsoft, there are three vulnerabilities in total. These failures would give an attacker the ability to break the security of a network and would have a free hand to move around the entire network of an organization with total freedom.
Netgear vulnerabilities have been registered as PSV-2020-0363 , PSV-2020-0364 and PSV-2020-0365 .
How to fix these Netgear security flaws
Once again the importance of always having the latest versions is demonstrated. It does not matter what type of device or system we are using. We should always have all the patches and updates that are available to correct any problems.
In the case of the vulnerabilities that affect these Netgear routers, the manufacturer itself has already released updates to correct them. Keep in mind that in recent times there have been several security errors of this type that have affected this popular manufacturer.
We must go to the official Netgear page and there look for our exact router model. This will allow us to check for updates and download them. In this way we can have the latest version of the firmware installed and avoid not only these vulnerabilities that we talk about in this article, but also any other previous error that we have not corrected or simply have the latest performance improvements.
It is always important to troubleshoot the router and something essential to do this is to have the latest versions of the firmware . We must never leave this type of device obsolete, since otherwise it could be exploited by hackers to exploit flaws and carry out their attacks that compromise privacy. Therefore, all users with a vulnerable Netgear router model should update as soon as possible.
