The security issue comes hot on the heels of a previous vulnerability discovered in December last year that stemmed from an issue with outdated firmware, something Netgear was quick to release a patch and fix late last year. The new vulnerability, however, leaves the administrator password in certain Netgear routers susceptible to hackers. Trustwave reveals that several security vulnerabilities have been targeting Netgear routers since April 2016. Despite many instances of alerting Netgear to the problem, Trustwave did not receive a response from the company. Nonetheless, Netgear finally issued a security bulletin to tackle the flaw. Simon Kenin, a researcher at Trustwave, described the flaw in a blog post: Kenin noted that enabling the two vulnerabilities require either a physical or a remote access to a router: Trustwave estimates that the bugs could affect hundreds of thousands of Netgear devices. The company now urges users of Netgear routers to check this Knowledge Base Article for instructions to test your device for vulnerability. The guide also provides instructions on how to apply patched firmware for vulnerable routers.

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