Netgear is hugely urging its router owners to check for firmware updates after a huge security flaw has just been fixed!

Netgear issued a security advisory this week warning users of its WiFi routers about a bug that requires a firmware update to patch.

Netgear has fixed a high-severity vulnerability affecting multiple WiFi router models and advised customers to update their devices to the latest available firmware as soon as possible.

We have received isolated reports of difficulty applying firmware updates to the Netgear FVS 318 Firewall Router, and we have been unable to download the file in-house. Andrew Freeman reports ...

Owners of Netgear routers including Orbi systems and several Nighthawk models should check if their firmware is the latest version available as soon as possible. The company ...

Updating the firmware should protect against issues 1596, 1597, and 1598. However, Netgear has yet to resolve 1595 - the main router vulnerability involving the network request.

Update your router firmware. Update or reinstall your wireless network driver. Try changing your WiFi name or password. Connect your Netgear router using an ethernet cable. Change the Wi-Fi channel.

Initially, Netgear issued beta firmware for all the vulnerable models, and it currently has fully-debugged, production firmware for three models.

Netgear will not patch 45 router models that are vulnerable to a high-severity remote code execution flaw, the router company revealed last week.