NETGEAR WNDR3700v2

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NETGEAR WNDR3700v2
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NETGEAR WNDR3700v2
   Brand: NETGEAR 
   Category: SOHO N600 wireless dual-band gigabit router (802.11n) • Model / Gen:  WNDR3700v2 (N600 dual-band gigabit router; firmware 1.0.1.14 documented as affected)
   Release Date: 2010-10-01 • Status: End of life
   Classification Date: 2026-10-23 • [www.netgear.com/support/product/wndr3700v2 Official Website]

Security Evaluation

1. Device Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Known hardware tampering None [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. The opened October 2010 setup manual describes a standard sealed SOHO appliance; no physical-tampering feature or documented tampering incident appears in opened sources.
Known vulnerabilities Rare [nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0849 πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. Per NVD CPE mapping for hardware WNDR3700 v2, firmware 1.0.1.14 has CVE-2023-0849 (web interface command injection, CWE-77, public exploit disclosed), CVE-2023-0848 (web management interface DoS, NVD 7.5 HIGH), and CVE-2023-0850 (web interface DoS); NVD lists only these records for the v2 CPE, so coverage is limited rather than prolific.
Prior attacks Rare [nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0849 πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. The VulDB-sourced CVE notes the exploit has been publicly disclosed; opened sources document no observed mass compromise campaign or botnet membership specific to WNDR3700v2.
Updatability None [www.netgear.com/support/product/wndr3700v2 πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. The official NETGEAR support page states "This product is End of Service β€” no additional firmware updates planned," with firmware 1.0.1.14 listed as Latest; maintenance has fully ceased.
Category Score Score: 2 / 3

2. System Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Authentication with other systems No [www.netgear.com/support/product/wndr3700v2 πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. Official page documents standalone local management; no cloud account, SSO, or external identity integration described.
Communications No encryption [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. The setup manual directs users to reach management over plain www.routerlogin.net, www.routerlogin.com, or 192.168.1.1; no HTTPS admin channel documented.
Storage No encryption [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. The opened official setup manual describes factory-default configuration and credential storage without documenting any encryption of the configuration at rest; no encrypted-storage mechanism is described in opened sources.
Category Score Score: 3 / 3

3. User Authentication

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Account management Basic [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. Manual documents a single admin account whose password can be changed; no multi-user/role management.
Authentication Basic [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. Single local username/password login over plain HTTP; no MFA documented.
Brute-force protection Absent [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. The opened setup manual describes no login lockout, throttling, or brute-force countermeasure.
Event logging Absent [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. The opened setup manual documents no authentication-event logging or audit facility; no log trail is described.
Passwords Default/Common/Easy to guess [www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDR3700V2/WNDR3700v2_SM_19OCT2010.pdf πŸ”— Proof] Documentary assessment, NOT device testing. Factory default login is admin / password (lowercase) per the manual's default configuration section; no forced rotation or complexity documented.
Category Score Score: 3 / 3

Technical Specifications

Property Details
Operating System & App proprietary Linux firmware (Companion App: )
Hardware (CPU / GPU) CPU: • GPU:
Memory & Storage Memory: • Storage:
Power, Battery & Charging Battery: • Power: • Charging:
Display & Camera Display: • Camera:
Sound & Connectivity Sound: • Connectivity:
Physical (Dimensions & Mass) Dimensions: • Mass: