Resource exhaustion in NETGEAR Eax80
CVE-2025-44650
In Netgear R7000 V1.3.1.64_10.1.36 and EAX80 V1.0.1.70_1.0.2, the USERLIMIT_GLOBAL option is set to 0 in the bftpd.conf configuration file. This can cause DoS attacks when unlimited users are connected.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- NETGEAR Eax80
- NETGEAR Eax80 Firmware — versions 1.0.1.70_1.0.2
- NETGEAR R7000
- NETGEAR R7000 Firmware — versions 1.3.1.64_10.1.36
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.netgear.com/about/security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- gist.github.com/TPCchecker/d13d15dfa8965ba88a9437718f77f67d (Broken Link)
- www.notion.so/CVE-2025-44650-24754a1113e780dca89dca218b90b1d9 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-44650?
- CVE-2025-44650 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Eax80, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-44650?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.