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Product Details:
- Supports WiFi 7 (802.11be) with dual-band speeds up to 3600 Mbps for next-gen connectivity.
- Features AiMesh technology for easy whole-home mesh network expansion with other ASUS routers.
- Includes 2.5G WAN/LAN port and 4x 1G LAN ports for flexible, high-speed wired connections.
- Utilizes 4K-QAM modulation for up to 20% more efficient data transmission compared to WiFi 6.
- Supports Multi-Link Operation (MLO) for seamless, low-latency connections by combining 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
- Equipped with a quad-core 2.0 GHz CPU and 1 GB RAM for robust performance and advanced features.
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The CyberSecurityDive article is awful and makes no mention as to the cause or solution for the vulnerability. The HotHardware article actually states what the vulnerability is and how to resolve it. Neither article actually pinpoints what hardware is actually vulnerable.
If you actually read the articles you linked, you would learn that the vulnerability is due to having SSH enabled. This setting is disabled by default on every single ASUS router I have ever touched and in some devices, completely removed to prevent nefarious access. It should go without saying that the "thousands of ASUS routers" that are truly compromised are probably really old units.
Old firmware versions of the TM-AC1900 (T-Mobile branded AC68U) had SSH access available (but disabled) and was later removed to prevent people from flashing it from T-Mobile's firmware to Asus's "official" firmware or Merlin. People flashing their TM-AC1900 devices had to enable SSH so that they could pull some .bin files off the device, alter them, and then upload them back to the router. Anybody tech savvy enough to do all this is probably smart enough to disable SSH afterwards, but that doesn't mean people don't forget.
Either way, 99% of the people with ASUS routers aren't affected by this and the remaining 1% set themselves up for failure for not being diligent with their tinkering.
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Which means, people who have gone through the trouble to enable SSH on their ASUS routers are the ones that are vulnerable. It doesn't affect EVERY single ASUS router on the market, just the ones that have SSH enabled.
That's why it says THOUSANDS of routers, not MILLIONS.
Which means, people who have gone through the trouble to enable SSH on their ASUS routers are the ones that are vulnerable. It doesn't affect EVERY single ASUS router on the market, just the ones that have SSH enabled.
That's why it says THOUSANDS of routers, not MILLIONS.
Would this be overkill to use as an access point in a 3 router (this one included) aimesh network with wired backhaul? I figured since it's newer, I can use it as the primary router when my older ax units in this network get end of life's eventually.
ASUS RT-BE58U V2 Firmware version 3.0.0.6.102_38599
/rt-be58u/helpdesk_bios?model2Name=RT-BE58U
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2025/06/05
I returned mine, was upgrading from ax86pro or thought so. Upgraded to latest firmware and still slow on anything but 2.4 unless you're direct line of sight. Been an Asus fan for years but this one is a huge disappointment.
2025/06/05
"Initial firmware release"
In short high end wifi 6, better than entry level wifi 7.
In short high end wifi 6, better than entry level wifi 7.
I thought Wi-Fi 7 was worth it and if at close range it was, just didn't expect it to go to crap outside of 30 feet and a couple walls plus the mesh nodes suffered as well. Guess I should have poured over the details before falling for the Wi-Fi 7 marketing.