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CVE-2025-6510VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-6510: Netgear EX6100 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Netgear EX6100Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High · end of life, no fix coming : replace or isolate Netgear EX6100; no fix will be released.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 61% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
None coming – the product is end of life
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

No fix will be released: Netgear EX6100 is end of life. Replace it, or isolate it from untrusted networks until you can.

AI-suggested

Given the absence of vendor patches, European organizations should consider the following specific mitigations: 1) Immediate identification and inventory of all Netgear EX6100 devices running the vulnerable firmware version. 2) Where possible, decommission or replace affected devices with currently supported hardware that receives security updates. 3) If replacement is not immediately feasible, isolate the vulnerable devices on segmented network zones with strict firewall rules limiting inbound and outbound traffic to only necessary services. 4) Employ network intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to monitor for anomalous traffic patterns indicative of exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. 5) Disable any unnecessary services or remote management interfaces on the affected devices to reduce the attack surface. 6) Regularly monitor threat intelligence feeds for any emerging exploits or mitigation tools related to CVE-2025-6510. 7) Educate IT staff about the risks associated with unsupported network equipment and enforce policies to avoid deployment of end-of-life devices in sensitive environments.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Netgear EX6100 1.0.2.28_1.1.138. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function sub_415EF8. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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