What is CVE-2022-44197?

CVE-2022-44197 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R7000p, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-44197?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in NETGEAR R7000p

CVE-2022-44197

Netgear R7000P V1.3.0.8 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via parameter openvpn_server_ip.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-11-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.001

Affected products

NETGEAR R7000p
NETGEAR R7000p Firmware — versions 1.3.0.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.netgear.com/about/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/RobinWang825/IoT_vuln/tree/main/Netgear/R7000P/15 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-44197?: CVE-2022-44197 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R7000p, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-44197?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.