CVE-2022-46424 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Netgear	Xwn5001 Xwn5001 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:xwn5001_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:xwn5001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackmd.io/%40slASVrz_SrW7NQCsunofeA/B1rKQuzDj
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/

History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-16T18:17:37.184Z

Reserved: 2022-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-46424

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:31:46.349Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-20T20:15:10.630

Modified: 2025-04-16T19:15:48.390

Link: CVE-2022-46424

Redhat

No data.

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