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Chromag9's avatar
Chromag9
Aspirant
Oct 25, 2016

Genie R6200v2 - Botnet Vulnerability on Port 7547

Could someone at Netgear explain to me why port 7547 is open to the outside internet?  This port is for CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP), apparently.  I have remote management turned off.  Due to t...
Genie
R6200v2
DexterJB's avatar
DexterJB
NETGEAR Moderator
Oct 31, 2016

Hi Chromag9,

 

I would like to follow up and check if you are still experiencing the issue.

 

Regards,

 

Dexter

Community Team

  • Chromag9's avatar
    Chromag9
    Aspirant
    Nov 02, 2016

    Hi Dexter.  Sorry for the delay.  I used the following site posted on Lifehacker about testing your network for possible IoT vulnerabilities:

     

    http://iotscanner.bullguard.com/

     

    I retested my network this evening and it's saying I'm protected and port 7547 is no longer showing up.  A bit odd that it was showing up and now it's not.

     

    I'm using the Genie R6200v2.  Firmware AV1.0.3.10_10.1.10.  When I check for updates it says I'm running the latest version.

     

    Thanks!

    • DexterJB's avatar
      DexterJB
      NETGEAR Moderator
      Nov 02, 2016

      Hi Chromag9,

       

      Thank you for responding. Good to know that. We have done our own tests and did not encounter the issue. Please keep us posted if anything of this nature comes up.

       

      Regards,

       

      Dexter

      Community Team