Vulnerability traces back to Netgear’s Genie application
A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in several wireless routers made by Netgear that could give an attacker unauthenticated access, both locally and remotely. The vulnerability relates to a service that communicates with Netgear’s Genie software, an accompanying program that provides a desktop (or mobile) dashboard so you can easily manage and monitor your router’s settings and activity.
Peter Adkins, the researcher who discovered the vulnerability, says the embedded …read more
