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MaqqDaddy
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Nov 18, 2020

XR500 Mirai Vulnerability

I just recently purchased this router and I've been getting non-stop emails from Telus saying there's a vulnerbility detection. These emails show up basically every 3-4 days. I switched to my old AS...
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Netduma-Fraser
NetDuma Partner
Nov 19, 2020
Not sure what version you're on but .66 is the latest and that included security fixes. They weren't specified but may include it, I couldn't say for sure. I did look up the vulnerability and from what I saw it affects IoT devices so don't know why the XR would appear as vulnerable but it said to ensure port 23 is not exposed. Probably your best bet is to make a ticket with Netgear:
https://www.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx
https://kb.netgear.com/000062461/XR500-Firmware-Version-2-3-2-66