Medium 4.3Published Aug 11, 2026

CVE-2026-11738Insufficient input validation in certain NETGEAR Nighthawk routers allows administrators to tamper with the device.

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 1:00 PM ET)

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Insufficient input validation vulnerability in the listed NETGEAR models allows authenticated administrators connected to the local network to make unauthorized modification to router software and functionality.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/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: Aug 12, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

NETGEAR R7000 netgear:r7000 (from the name)	all versions	CNA record
NETGEAR RAXE500 netgear:raxe500 (from the name)	before V1.2.14.114	CNA record
NETGEAR RS700 netgear:rs700 (from the name)	before V1.0.7.66	CNA record
netgear be9300_firmware netgear:be9300_firmware	before 1.0.1.84	NVD
netgear mr60_firmware netgear:mr60_firmware	before 1.1.8.142	NVD
netgear ms60_firmware netgear:ms60_firmware	before 1.1.8.142	NVD
netgear r6700ax_firmware netgear:r6700ax_firmware	before 1.0.18.164	NVD
netgear rax10_firmware netgear:rax10_firmware	before 1.0.5.50	NVD
netgear rax120_firmware netgear:rax120_firmware	before 1.2.10.56	NVD
netgear rax120v2_firmware netgear:rax120v2_firmware	before 1.2.10.56	NVD
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References

References

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000/	product, patch
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700/	product, patch
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500/	product, patch
https://kb.netgear.com/000070887/August-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory	vendor-advisory, patch

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