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Is the Netgear R7500 still getting security updates?

The Netgear R7500 stopped receiving security updates on 13 January 2017. New vulnerabilities will not be fixed.

The date after which a device gets no more security fixes is also called its end of life (EOL) or end of support.

No longer supported

Security updates ended on

13 January 2017to 13 February 2018
Device
Netgear R7500 (router)
Source
NETGEAR End of Service Products (search by model number) (Worldwide)

What to do. Replace it. Until then, turn off remote administration and UPnP, and keep it off the Internet.

Support timeline

2016201820202022202420262028V1V2Today
Security updates per hardware version, to scale. The bar ends on the manufacturer's date.

By hardware version

Dates differ between hardware versions and sometimes between markets. The version is on the label under the device.

Hardware versionStatusSecurity updates untilBasisSource
V1Unsupported13 January 2017Official end date published by the manufacturer.Worldwide
V2Unsupported13 February 2018Official end date published by the manufacturer.Worldwide

Questions

Is the Netgear R7500 still getting security updates?

The Netgear R7500 stopped receiving security updates on 13 January 2017. New vulnerabilities will not be fixed.

What does end of life mean for the Netgear R7500?

After its end of life, the Netgear R7500 receives no more security fixes from Netgear. It keeps working, but any vulnerability found later stays open, which makes it an easy target once attackers know about it.

Where does this date come from?

From the manufacturer: NETGEAR End of Service Products (search by model number). Each date is shown exactly as published.

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