CVE-2022-47209 | BDVDB-2026-190902 Detail

NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router

Description#

A support user exists on the device and appears to be a backdoor for Technical Support staff. The default password for this account is “support” and cannot be changed by a user via any normally accessible means.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: adjacent.

Weaknesses#

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References#

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2022-37

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-12-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-12-16
Last modified: 2025-04-17

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 42.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.9.90
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Adjacent
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).