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Plain-English summary
Some NETGEAR routers and Orbi systems include FunJSQ, which can fail to verify TLS certificates during automatic updates. If an attacker can intercept the device’s update traffic, they may be able to deliver a malicious update and run code on the device.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority network device update issue. The risk is serious because successful exploitation can compromise routers, but exploitation requires network positioning and no active exploitation is cited in the provided sources.
Technical view
CVE-2022-40620 is a CWE-295 certificate validation flaw in FunJSQ’s auto-update mechanism. A network-positioned attacker could intercept update requests and provide a malicious update package, leading to arbitrary code execution. CVSS is 7.7 high, with high attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to listed NETGEAR router and Orbi models running firmware below the fixed versions named in the advisory. The attacker must be suitably positioned to intercept update traffic, reducing broad internet-scale exploitability.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The likely scenario is a man-in-the-middle position on the network path during FunJSQ update checks.
Researcher notes
Affected versions listed: R6230 before 1.1.0.112, R6260 before 1.1.0.88, R7000 before 1.0.11.134, R8900/R9000 before 1.0.5.42, XR300 before 1.0.3.72, RBR20/RBS20 before 2.7.2.26, and RBR50/RBS50 before 2.7.4.26.
Mitigation direction
- Update affected NETGEAR devices to the fixed firmware versions or later.
- Review the NETGEAR advisory for model-specific firmware guidance.
- Prioritize devices on untrusted, shared, or exposed network paths.
- Retire or isolate devices that cannot be updated.
Validation and detection
- Inventory NETGEAR and Orbi models listed in the advisory.
- Compare installed firmware against the fixed version thresholds.
- Confirm FunJSQ-affected devices successfully updated.
- Check vendor guidance for any additional model-specific validation.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L2.25.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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Improper Certificate Validation
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