CVE-2026-9218
Insufficient input validation vulnerability in Certain NETGEAR routers allows unauthorized access
02 Description
Insufficient input validation vulnerability in Certain NETGEAR routers allows unauthorized access
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
- 0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 8.0% 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:X/R:X/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.
- 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
- 2026-10-13 14:34Z16 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-16 13:44Z13 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-21
- 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/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1bb5d6b1317f5cb1e4422fe4a9bdaef1638dca7646452573fac5963aee4532a4
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/cbr40/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000p/
- www.netgear.comhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax40/
- kb.netgear.comhttps://kb.netgear.com/000070958/October-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 VersionCBR40 (EoS) Orbi AC2200 Tri-band WiFi Cable Modem RouterWon't FixR7000 (EoS) Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router v1.0.11.130 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000 R7000P (EoS) Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router V1.3.3.152 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000p RAX40 (EoS) Nighthawk AX4 4-Stream WiFi Router V1.0.3.64 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax40 Models marked (EoS) have reached End-of-Support phase, and no security updates are planned. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you retire these devices and upgrade to a newer NETGEAR device for continued security support.