Buffer overflow vulnerability in certain NETGEAR Nighthawk routers
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 4.3epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 75% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient input validation in the listed NETGEAR models allows authenticated administrators connected to the local network to make unauthorized modification of router software and functionality.
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
Affected products
NETGEAR · RBE370NETGEAR · RBE770NETGEAR · RBR750NETGEAR · RBR840NETGEAR · RBR850NETGEAR · RBR860NETGEAR · RBRE950NETGEAR · RBRE960NETGEAR · RBS750NETGEAR · RBS840NETGEAR · RBS850NETGEAR · RBS860NETGEAR · RBSE950NETGEAR · RBSE960References
https://kb.netgear.com/000070811/June-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisoryhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbe372/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbe770/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr750/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr840/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr850/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr860/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbre950/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbre960/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs750/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs840/https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs850/