NETGEAR
NETGEAR R8000 Nighthawk X6: slowing firmware security
The NETGEAR Nighthawk R8000 is receiving fewer and fewer firmware updates. Several CVEs are documented and the model is approaching end of support.
- Risk level
- High risk
- Category
- Routers and network
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-23
- Confidence
- medium
Support status
Slowing support: check the NETGEAR security page to confirm whether patches are still available.
Typical symptoms
- Last firmware update is old
- Documented CVEs without recent patch
- UPnP and WAN admin services active by default
Fixes to try
- Install the latest available NETGEAR firmware
- Disable UPnP, WAN admin access and WPS
- Segment the network to isolate IoT devices