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Dec 11, 2016

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R7000 Vulnerability - When will new firmware be released to address this?

ZD Net is now recommending that we shut down our R7000 routers until Netgear generates a fix to the exploit code that was recently released. As shutting down a router is not a reasonable option I wo...

Firmware

Security

security vulnerability

VU 582384

ElaineM
Dec 14, 2016
Hi All,

The Security Advisory for VU 582384 has been updated.

Also, for more information see the link below.

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Two-leading-Netgear-routers-are-vulnerable-to-a-severe-security/m-p/1186149/highlight/true#M44242

TheEther

Guru

Dec 12, 2016

Netgear has acknowledged the vulnerability.

http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384

mdgm-ntgr

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Dec 13, 2016

The Security Advisory has been updated with more information and beta firmware for some models. Thanks for your patience.

Atrum
Initiate
Dec 13, 2016

I use an ARLO compatible version on my R7000, will there be an update to correct this vulnerability?

Is there already a beta version correcting the vunerability with ARLO support on the R7000?

My current firmware is the R7000-V1.0.6.40_1.1.90
- mdgm-ntgr
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Dec 13, 2016
  Arlo support was removed from R7000 firmware a while back now.
  
  You can use an Arlo base station with your cameras. You can even use the new Arlo Pro base station which has a siren.
  - Atrum
    Initiate
    Dec 13, 2016
    I invested in a camera arlo without base station because you praised the possibility of using arlo with the R7000.
    
    That you no longer support ARLO for the R7000 is one thing, but you need to fix at least an older firmware supporting ARLO by fixing the vulnerability. I'm not the only one to still use an old firmware compatible ARLO!