XR500
Ended
Security updates ended January 2026 . Updates came out even after the end date
The support period the maker announced is over, but it still released an update on August 14, 2026.
Dates and sources
Dates and sources
The maker’s announced end date (January 2026) stays, but the maker released firmware afterwards (August 2026), so this page doesn’t say fixes have stopped.
SourceNETGEAR (opens in a new tab)checked November 1, 2026
Key dates
- Release
- January 2018 · estimateHow I calculated it: NETGEAR's own press release (dated 2018-01-08, on investor.netgear.com) announcing the XR500 says it was available at that time. NETGEAR gives no exact on-sale day, so the availability month (2018-01) is used as the launch month.
- Last update
- August 14, 2026 · version 2.3.5.152
- End of support
- January 1, 2026 · vendor notice
- Maker’s end-of-life list
- Listed, no date given
Sources
- NETGEAR Security bulletin 2026-09 (opens in a new tab) Security bulletin 2026-09last verified November 13, 2026
- NETGEAR Security bulletin 2026-06 (opens in a new tab) Security bulletin 2026-06last verified November 13, 2026
- NETGEAR (opens in a new tab) End-of-support listlast verified November 1, 2026
- NETGEAR (opens in a new tab) Firmware downloadslast verified November 1, 2026
- NETGEAR (opens in a new tab) Support pagelast verified October 25, 2026
Replacements
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Until you replace it
- Turn off remote (WAN) management, WPS and UPnP.
- Change the admin and Wi-Fi passwords.
- Check the vendor page in case a final firmware is listed.
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