CVE-2025-44650 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service on Netgear routers by connecting unlimited users due to a default configuration setting.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-44650?
CVE-2025-44650 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netgear R7000 Firmware, published on 21 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Netgear R7000 V1.3.1.64_10.1.36 and EAX80 V1.0.1.70_1.0.2, the USERLIMIT_GLOBAL option is set to 0 in the bftpd.conf configuration file. This can cause DoS attacks when unlimited users are connected.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-44650?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netgear Eax80 Firmware, Netgear R7000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-44650?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-44650 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-44650 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-44650 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96wp-6xc2-62mf.