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Jacob Fox

If you have one of these old Asus routers, update its firmware as it may have a critical vulnerability that 'may allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access'

Asus RT-BE88U Wi-Fi 7 router.

If you've got an old Asus router, you might want to check whether it's needing a firmware update. Asus has just reported that three of its older DSL modem routers have a critical vulnerability, an "authentication bypass vulnerability" that "may allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system."

Asus hasn't just dropped that bombshell and left the room, though; there's a firmware update you can install to patch the vulnerability. The affected models are the DSL-AC51, DSL-N16, and DSL-AC750, and here are links to the firmware you should install for each of these:

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