CVE-2025-12946Improper input validation in NETGEAR Nighthawk routers
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A vulnerability in the speedtest feature of affected NETGEAR Nighthawk routers, caused by improper input validation, can allow attackers on the router's WAN side, using attacker-in-the-middle techniques (MiTM) to manipulate DNS responses and execute commands when speedtests are run. This issue affects RS700: through 1.0.7.82; RAX54Sv2 : before V1.1.6.36; RAX41v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX50: before V1.2.14.114; RAXE500: before V1.2.14.114; RAX41: before V1.0.17.142; RAX43: before V1.0.17.142; RAX35v2: before V1.0.17.142; RAXE450: before V1.2.14.114; RAX43v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX42: before V1.0.17.142; RAX45: before V1.0.17.142; RAX50v2: before V1.1.6.36; MR90: before V1.0.2.46; MS90: before V1.0.2.46; RAX42v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX49S: before V1.1.6.36.
- CVSS
- 4.4 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- NETGEAR
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
NETGEAR RS700 netgear:rs700 (from the name) | through 1.0.7.82 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX54Sv2 netgear:rax54sv2 (from the name) | before V1.1.6.36 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX41v2 netgear:rax41v2 (from the name) | before V1.1.6.36 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX50 netgear:rax50 (from the name) | before V1.2.14.114 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAXE500 netgear:raxe500 (from the name) | before V1.2.14.114 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX41 netgear:rax41 (from the name) | before V1.0.17.142 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX43 netgear:rax43 (from the name) | before V1.0.17.142 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX35v2 netgear:rax35v2 (from the name) | before V1.0.17.142 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAXE450 netgear:raxe450 (from the name) | before V1.2.14.114 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX43v2 netgear:rax43v2 (from the name) | before V1.1.6.36 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX42 netgear:rax42 (from the name) | before V1.0.17.142 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX45 netgear:rax45 (from the name) | before V1.0.17.142 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX50v2 netgear:rax50v2 (from the name) | before V1.1.6.36 | CNA record |
NETGEAR MR90 netgear:mr90 (from the name) | before V1.0.2.46 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX42v2 netgear:rax42v2 (from the name) | before V1.1.6.36 | CNA record |
NETGEAR RAX49S netgear:rax49s (from the name) | before V1.1.6.36 | CNA record |
NETGEAR MS90 netgear:ms90 (from the name) | before V1.0.2.46 | CNA record |
netgear rs700_firmware netgear:rs700_firmware | before 1.0.9.6 | NVD |
netgear rax54sv2_firmware netgear:rax54sv2_firmware | before 1.1.6.36 | NVD |
netgear rax45v2_firmware netgear:rax45v2_firmware | before 1.1.6.36 | NVD |
netgear rax41v2_firmware netgear:rax41v2_firmware | before 1.1.6.36 | NVD |
netgear rax50_firmware netgear:rax50_firmware | before 1.2.14.114 | NVD |
netgear raxe500_firmware netgear:raxe500_firmware | before 1.2.14.114 | NVD |
netgear rax41_firmware netgear:rax41_firmware | before 1.0.17.142 | NVD |
netgear rax43_firmware netgear:rax43_firmware | before 1.0.17.142 | NVD |
netgear rax35v2_firmware netgear:rax35v2_firmware | before 1.0.17.142 | NVD |
netgear raxe450_firmware netgear:raxe450_firmware | before 1.0.17.142 | NVD |
netgear rax43v2_firmware netgear:rax43v2_firmware | before 1.1.6.36 | NVD |
netgear rax42_firmware netgear:rax42_firmware | before 1.0.17.142 | NVD |
netgear rax45_firmware netgear:rax45_firmware | before 1.0.17.142 | NVD |
netgear rax50v2_firmware netgear:rax50v2_firmware | before 1.1.6.36 | NVD |
netgear mr90_firmware netgear:mr90_firmware | before 1.0.2.46 | NVD |
netgear ms90_firmware netgear:ms90_firmware | before 1.0.2.46 | NVD |
netgear rax42v2_firmware netgear:rax42v2_firmware | before 1.1.6.36 | NVD |
netgear rax49s_firmware netgear:rax49s_firmware | before 1.1.6.36 | NVD |
References
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr90product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms90product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49sproduct, patch
- https://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisoryvendor-advisory, patch
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