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Cannot perform Firmware upgrade for WN3000RPv3
Hello. I ran a network scan using my Internet Security Suite SW and it detected the following:
UPNP: Service is vulnerable to attacks from within your network.
Risks: Attackers can execute their...
skeefiez11 wrote:
Type: UPNP
Port: 4915x.... (not putting the port here for security purposes..)
Vulnerability ID: CVE-2012-5958
The port is just a private port (49162-65535) that your router has opened to the internet. If someone knows your full IP address it would be useful, but not by itself.
At the end of the day it's your router that opens uPNP ports, not the extender. So perhaps rescan.