CVE-2015-8288
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier use the same hardcoded private key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceNETGEAR D3600 and D6000 routers with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier contain a hardcoded private key embedded in the firmware image. This key is identical across all devices regardless of customer installation, allowing an attacker who extracts or obtains the key from one unit to decrypt traffic or bypass cryptographic protections on any other affected device using the same key.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0.0.49<= 1.0.0.49CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm router modelLog into the router web administration interface (typically 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1) and check the device model displayed on the status or main page. Alternatively, check the physical label on the router device itself.Affected if Model is NETGEAR D3600 or D6000 (other models are not affected by this specific CVE)
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Check installed firmware versionIn the router admin interface, navigate to the Firmware Update, Router Status, or Advanced settings page to locate the current firmware version number.Affected if Firmware version is 1.0.0.49 or any version earlier than 1.0.0.49 (e.g., 1.0.0.48, 1.0.0.45)
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Determine if hardcoded key vulnerability appliesSince the hardcoded private key is embedded identically in all firmware versions 1.0.0.49 and earlier for these models, the presence of any affected firmware version confirms the device contains the static private key.Affected if : Device is NETGEAR D3600 or D6000 AND firmware version is <= 1.0.0.49
You are affected if your router is a NETGEAR D3600 or D6000 running firmware version 1.0.0.49 or any earlier version, as these all contain the identical hardcoded private key.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataThere is no user-configurable remediation; the hardcoded key cannot be changed via admin interface. Check NETGEAR support for available firmware updates addressing this issue. If no update is available, consider replacing the device with a model that implements unique per-device cryptographic keys.
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