Grade D · At Risk
Is Motorola Router Safe?
Motorola home networking is licensed to CommScope (Arris) - a US company. D grade due to Arris platform CVE history and limited security features. Full analysis.
Motorola home networking is licensed to CommScope (Arris) - a US company. D grade due to Arris platform CVE history and limited security features. Full analysis.
The Motorola brand for home networking equipment is licensed to CommScope Inc. (Hickory, NC), which is also the parent company of Arris. CommScope is a US company with no Chinese ownership or FCC ban concern. Motorola-branded cable gateways like the MG8702 and the standalone modem MB8611 rate D in our analysis. The D grade reflects the Arris hardware platform's documented CVE history (including critical RCE vulnerabilities), limited security feature sets compared to dedicated routers, and an update cadence that lags behind purpose-built router brands. Motorola gateways are generally used as cable modems - for meaningful network security, add a dedicated router behind the Motorola unit.
Bottom line: No national security concern. D-grade due to Arris CVE history. Use as modem only and add a dedicated router for security.
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| Model | Grade | FCC Status | Security Support | Made In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG8702 | D | FCC authorized | Active (limited) | Mixed |
| MB8611 | D | FCC authorized | Active (limited) | Mixed |
Motorola-branded home networking equipment is made by CommScope (US), so there is no national security concern. However, it rates D due to the Arris hardware platform's CVE history and limited security features. If you use a Motorola gateway as your router, consider adding a dedicated security-focused router behind it.
The Motorola brand for home networking is licensed to CommScope Inc. (Hickory, NC), a US company that also owns the Arris brand. Motorola has no involvement in manufacturing - the name is licensed.
The MG8702 is a Motorola-branded gateway made by CommScope/Arris. It rates D - no national security concerns, but the Arris hardware platform has documented CVEs and the security feature set is limited. For networks handling sensitive data, add a dedicated router behind the MG8702.
The MB8611 is a standalone cable modem, not a router. Its attack surface is narrower than a full gateway. It rates D due to the Arris platform CVE history. Your actual security perimeter is the router connected to it - check that device's rating separately.
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