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NetGear Router Default Password

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
NetGear Router Default Password

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

This NetGear Router/Access Point has the default password
set for the web administration console.
('admin'/'password').

This console provides read/write access to the
router's configuration. A possible hacker could take
advantage of this to reconfigure the router and
possibly re-route traffic.

Solution: Please assign the web administration
console a difficult to guess password.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security

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