CVE-2006-1002

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-03-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless DSL router has a default account of super_username "Gearguy" and super_passwd "Geardog", which allows remote attackers to modify the configuration. NOTE: followup posts have suggested that this might not occur with all WGT624 routers.

Affected products

NETGEAR Wgt624: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426187/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426313/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431026/30/5580/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485396/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16835
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24926
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426187/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426313/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431026/30/5580/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485396/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16835
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24926

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