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Is CVE-2017-6862 being exploited?

Confirmed exploited in the wild

CISA has evidence of active exploitation. This is not theoretical risk — someone has already used it against someone.

NETGEAR Multiple Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

NETGEAR · Multiple Devices

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 43% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 22 June 2022

What it is

Multiple NETGEAR devices contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for authentication bypass and remote code execution.

Why we say that

  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-06-22) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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