Netgear has issued a critical security alert for multiple Wi-Fi routers, urging users to immediately update their firmware to patch vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution.

Netgear Issues Critical Security Alert for Wi-Fi Routers

Netgear has patched two critical security vulnerabilities affecting multiple Wi-Fi routers. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or remotely exploit devices. Netgear has released patches for all the impacted models.

Users can find the downloads on Netgear's support page.

Affected Models:

• XR1000
• XR1000v2
• XR500
• WAX206
• WAX220
• WAX214v2

Netgear urges users to download the latest firmware as soon as possible to mitigate the risk of exploitation.