CVE-2006-1002
NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless DSL router has a default account of super_username "Gearguy" and...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1002- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1002- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1006 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1006- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-49gq-2rhf-5xjc No score
NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless DSL router has a default account of super_username "Gearguy" and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-49gq-2rhf-5xjc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1002 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Netgear Wgt624, published March 6, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.72%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24926
securityfocus.com/archive/1/426187/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1002
github.com/advisories/GHSA-49gq-2rhf-5xjc