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Should I use Gefen?

Professional AV extenders, matrix switchers, and AV-over-IP (a Nice North America brand) - gefen.com

Depends. Buy if you're an AV integrator or IT team running boardrooms, video walls, medical imaging, or defense installs. Skip if you just need to connect a TV — and patch the 2025 WebFWC firmware CVE before putting any unit on a network.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources; security evidence is current (2025), but product reviews are sparse and mostly dated, and no pricing or aggregated ratings were found.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing evidence found
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityHelp center exists; quality unverified
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • AV integrators
  • Corporate boardrooms and video walls
  • Healthcare imaging over long runs
  • Defense and government installs

Not for

  • Home users connecting one TV — total overkill
  • Small offices wanting cheap plug-and-play HDMI
  • Teams that can't manage firmware patching
  • DIY buyers expecting transparent online pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

WebFWC firmware carries critical command-injection CVE-2025-25504; patch before connecting anything to a network

medium

No published pricing; budget per transmitter-receiver pair via AV dealers

medium

Official return policy restricts returns; read terms before ordering hardware

low

Support runs through help center and dealers; no published SLAs or response guarantees

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Broad portfolio: 8K HDMI, extenders, matrix switchers, KVM, AV-over-IP
  • Purpose-built medical fiber extenders for patient environments
  • D&H Distributing runs its HQ video wall on Gefen AV-over-IP
  • Dedicated secure AV lines for defense and healthcare
  • Long track record; product reviews published since 2006

Cons

  • Critical remote command-execution CVE in WebFWC firmware (2025)
  • No published pricing; buying runs through AV dealers
  • Networked AV hardware becomes attack surface without firmware patching

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 13 sources - One critical known vulnerability: CVE-2025-25504 remote command injection in Gefen WebFWC firmware (2025).

official x5review x3security x4news x1
  • CVE-2025-25504 — remote command execution in Gefen WebFWC, Command injection allowing remote command execution, rated critical by trackers and disclosed June 2025 via Sentinel research. Affects the WebFWC web firmware component; patch before network deployment.

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing evidence found
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Broad extender, matrix, KVM, and AV-over-IP portfolio
  • Support quality. Help center exists; quality unverified
  • Security posture: 2/5. Critical 2025 command-injection CVE in networked firmware
  • Nice North America Parent company Gefen is a Nice brand
  • 1 critical Known CVEs CVE-2025-25504, WebFWC command injection (2025)
  • 3 Focus verticals Enterprise IT, defense/public sector, healthcare
  • Since 2006+ In market Earliest product review found dates to 2006

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

One critical known vulnerability: CVE-2025-25504 remote command injection in Gefen WebFWC firmware (2025).

  • CVE-2025-25504 — remote command execution in Gefen WebFWCCommand injection allowing remote command execution, rated critical by trackers and disclosed June 2025 via Sentinel research. Affects the WebFWC web firmware component; patch before network deployment.⁶

What users say

Reviews are sparse and product-specific — AV forums, CNET, and retailers reviewed individual extenders mostly favorably, with nothing recent or aggregated.

Alternatives

Compare Gefen with each alternative.

  • Crestron

    Bigger AV-over-IP ecosystem with full control-system integration

  • Extron

    Pro AV extenders and matrix switchers with strong integrator support

    Gefen vs Extron

  • Atlona

    Mid-priced commercial extenders designed for IT-friendly deployment

    Gefen vs Atlona

Companies that use it

  • D&H Distributing⁴
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; security evidence is current (2025), but product reviews are sparse and mostly dated, and no pricing or aggregated ratings were found.

Enterprise AV extenders and AV-over-IP for integrators. Overkill for home use; patch the 2025 WebFWC CVE first.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; security evidence is current (2025), but product reviews are sparse and mostly dated, and no pricing or aggregated ratings were found.

Sources

  1. About Gefen | Professional AV Connectivitygefen.com
    official
  2. Enterprise AV for IT, Built for Businessgefen.com
    official
  3. Secure AV Infrastructure for Public Sector & Defensegefen.com
    official
  4. D&H HQ Video Wall Powered by Gefen AV-over-IPgefen.com
    official
  5. CVE-2025-25504 — Gefen WebFWC Remote Command Executionfeedly.com
    security
  6. CVE-2025-25504 in WebFWC — Vuldbvuldb.com
    security
  7. GHSA-5ggr-xpwv-2fq3 — Gefen jncs.sh script issuegithub.com
    security
  8. Vulnerability Discovered in Gefen Audio/Video Systems — Sentinelsentinel.com
    security
  9. Gefen EXT-WHDMI Wireless HDMI Extender Review — CNETcnet.com
    review
  10. Gefen HDMI Detective Plus Review — AVSForumavsforum.com
    review
  11. Gefen EXT-UHD600 Reviews — B&H Photobhphotovideo.com
    review
  12. Gefen is a Nice brand — LeadiQleadiq.com
    news
  13. Gefen EXT-HDKVM-LANRX product listing — KVM Switches Onlinekvm-switches-online.com
    official

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