What is CVE-2022-38956?

CVE-2022-38956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wpn824ext, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-38956?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Wpn824ext

CVE-2022-38956

An exploitable firmware downgrade vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear WPN824EXT WiFi Range Extender. An attacker can conduct a MITM attack to replace the user-uploaded firmware image with an original old firmware image. This affects Firmware 1.1.1_1.1.9 and earlier.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38956?: CVE-2022-38956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wpn824ext, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-38956?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.