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Web GUI Password Recovery and Exposure Security Vulnerability
I would like to point out to Netgear that their password recovery options are woefully insecure. I followed their advice to turn on Password Recovery but immediately aborted, Every single question ca...
Hi All,
Here is the KB article for the said vulnerability. You can check for the specific model number that is affected.
CarolO,
hawki is on the right track. The key is knowing whether you have a Excede modem or a Excede Wi-Fi Router. According to Excede's website, their Wi-Fi Router has been available only since November 2015. If your service is older than that, then you probably only have a modem. One sign that the Excede is a Wi-Fi Router is that it has 4 or more Ethernet Ports. A modem will have only one Ethernet port. Can you take a look?
If you have a Modem, then you will need to keep your Netgear router. If you have a Wi-Fi Router, then your Netgear is optional.
I have the excede modem. The router is the netgear 6250 smart wifi. I think I may have figured this out. If the email purportedly from netgear was a hoax then no problem.
The eMail WAS NOT a hoax. A Netgear TelephoneTech Support Team Memeber was uninformed and said it was a hoax/scam.
The email was not a hoax. Someone just didn't know what they were talking about at customer service (or couldn't understand the caller to begin with). It was confirmed on here by mods and it also on the Netgear page if you go under support for your particular model of router.