What is CVE-2022-48196?

CVE-2022-48196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6400v2, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-48196?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-48196 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Netgear R6400v2

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…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

WeakSpotter/AI-CVE-Explainer

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48196?: CVE-2022-48196 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6400v2, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2022-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-48196?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48196 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.