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Fran1kRizzo
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Jun 19, 2026

Have you seen this about Netgear RS Routers? Pretty interesting and maybe scary or even dangerous!

Supposedly there is a Backdoor to our Rs Series routers by sending magic packets? This makes me nervous as I work and live behind a RS700 in my house. It sounds pretty serious?

 

Gamers Nexus

"There's a Secret Backdoor in Netgear" Routers, ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NIXvqtVWso

 

Level1Linux

Wi-Fi 7 routers are a Mess, So We Built a Local AI Test Harness (tp-link and netgear FAILED)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfRty0k_yRs

 

 

Level1Techs

Netgear Was Right About TP-Link. Unfortunately, Netgear Is Worse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOgnDTRmnA&list=WL&index=1&t=324s

 

You guys think this is being paranoid or is this a real problem? 

The guy from Level1 said hed never use a Rs700 as a home Router?

 

I'd Love for Netgear to read this and respond to us!!

 

 

 

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  • I saw this too, I have a RS600, sounds critical to me, hope there's a firmware update to resolve this soon.

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User

    I watched several of these videos and was left thinking..... "well, there's time I'll never get back."

     

    Yes, some older Netgear routers had a method to enable Telnet using a device on the local network, and some Netgear routers have a method to enable SSH using a device on the local network, but both of them required the user to enter the password to the web interface.  My router password is 30 characters long with special characters.  It will take a process YEARS to break my router password.  And that is supposing that someone has compromised a device on my local network to attempt this.

    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User

      Please wait for NG to respond to this. I passes this to NG for reivew.

      Lets not fly off the handle bars on this.