CVE-2026-11737
Some NETGEAR Nighthawk devices allow administrators to tamper with the device
02 Description
Some NETGEAR Nighthawk devices allow administrators to tamper with the device
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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- 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/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:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.
- 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
- 2026-08-11 15:06Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-12 07:39Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-09
- Assigning CNA
- NETGEAR
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a063f3822a84ece4b40745fe301a6f1d36a3d36e55b1c4072f6718522e7cc347
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax20/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2/
- 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/rax45/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2/
- kb.netgear.comhttps://kb.netgear.com/000070887/August-2026-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: ProductFixed VersionRAX20 (EoS) 4-Stream AX1800 WiFi 6 Router V1.0.18.144 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax20/ RAX41 (EoS) Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream AX3600 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41/ RAX41v2 Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream AX3600 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2/ RAX42 (EoS) Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream AX4200 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42/ RAX42v2 Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream AX4200 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2/ RAX43 Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream AX4200 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43/ RAX43v2 Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream AX4200 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2/ RAX45 (EoS) Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX4300 WiFi Router V1.0.17.142 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45/ RAX49S Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX5300 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s/ RAX50 Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX5400 WiFi 6 Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50/ RAX50v2 Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX5400 WiFi 6 Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2/ RAX54S Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX5400 WiFi Router V1.1.6.36 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54s/ RAX54Sv2 Nighthawk AX6