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Avast Mac Security reports vulnerability on my Nighthawk R7000
Avast Mac Security reports my R7000 is vulnerable to hackers. It reports vulnerability ID CVE-2015-0932. I have tried to forward port 80 to an unused IP address and rebooted the router, but the probl...
Hi All,
We have confirmed with Avast regarding the error and it's a false positive information.
Avast is looking into it to fix it on their side.
I have the same problem. Really concerned and can't get an answer from Netgear
User input can be executed as a command
The device is vulnerable to hacker attacks. For more info see the corresponding vulnerability ID. An upgrade of the device's software/firmware may fix the issue
Our engineers were unable to replicate the issue, can you please send us a support package from Avast to further help us diagnose the problem?
Kindly see the steps below on how get the support package.
https://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB220
Furthermore, please send me a screenshot of the Home Network Security Scan results. Please open Avast --> Reports --> Home Network Security Scan and Open button.
Once you have it, PM the link where I can download it. You can use drobox or any file sharing site in order for me to get the file.
Thanks. I have sent you a PM with the info.