For years now I insisted on getting a modem operating in bridge mode, with a Ubiquiti Unifi USG doing the actual routing and Unifi access points providing Wi-Fi. I never trusted the crappy modems, especially the ones provided by the cable company.

Ubiquiti cares much more about frequent software updates and the general security and reliability of their gear. The cable companies push trash, because they can get away with it in most cases.

In this particular case, I don't know if my modem is affected, but I don't really care: it's part of the operator's network, beyond the security boundaries of my network.