CVE-2025-12946
Improper input validation in NETGEAR Nighthawk routers
02 Description
Improper input validation in NETGEAR Nighthawk routers
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 21.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- 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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-12-09 17:02Z10 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-02-26 16:57Z8 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-11-10
- Assigning CNA
- NETGEAR
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5a129ec3f70074dc28ce6a35f998ec5e00ea2cb0ce272d95807fbe26df1078b8
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr90
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms90
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s
- kb.netgear.comhttps://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory
07 Remediation
Devices with automatic updates enabled may already have this patch applied. If not, please check the firmware version and update it to the latest. Fixed in: RS700 firmware V1.0.9.6 or later RAX54Sv2/RAX45v2 firmware V1.1.6.36 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2 RAX41v2 firmware V1.1.6.36 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2 RAX50 firmware V1.2.14.114 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50 RAXE500 firmware V1.2.14.114 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500 RAX41 firmware V1.0.17.142 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41 RAX43 firmware V1.0.17.142 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43 RAX35v2 firmware V1.0.17.142 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX35v2 RAXE450 firmware V1.0.17.142 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAXE450 RAX43v2 firmware V1.1.6.36 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX43v2 RAX42 firmware V1.0.17.142 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX42 RAX45 firmware V1.0.17.142 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX45 RAX50v2 firmware V1.1.6.36 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50v2 MR90 firmware V1.0.2.46 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/MR90 MS90 firmware V1.0.2.46 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/MS90 RAX42v2 firmware V1.1.6.36 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX42v2 RAX49S firmware V1.1.6.36 or later