Netgear released a beta firmware to temporarily plug the security hole, but also admitted that it hadn’t tested the fix yet. Now, the company says that it is working on production firmware to patch the security flaw. Netgear explains that the production firmware will fix the command injection vulnerability, which lets web pages transmit form input to the command-line interface even without authentication. The company says that it will roll out the production firmware once available. The company said in a blog post: The following products now have beta firmware fix available:
R6250 R6400 R6700 R6900 R7000 R7100LG R7300DST R7900 R8000 D6220 D6400
Netgear is still reviewing the extent of the vulnerability to develop fixes for other router models exposed. The company added: The beta fix offers a better alternative to US CERT’s advisory that recommends turning off affected routers. While Netgear works on the production firmware, users can check out Netgear’s beta firmware to protect their routers from attackers. The temporary patch is now available to download. If you’ve been affected by the flaw and used the beta firmware, let us know in the comments if it worked.
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