A vulnerability in the speedtest feature of affected NETGEAR Nighthawk routers, caused by improper input validation, can allow attackers on the router's WAN side, using attacker-in-the-middle techniques (MiTM) to manipulate DNS responses and execute commands when speedtests are run. This issue affects RS700: through 1.0.7.82; RAX54Sv2 : before V1.1.6.36; RAX41v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX50: before V1.2.14.114; RAXE500: before V1.2.14.114; RAX41: before V1.0.17.142; RAX43: before V1.0.17.142; RAX35v2: before V1.0.17.142; RAXE450: before V1.2.14.114; RAX43v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX42: before V1.0.17.142; RAX45: before V1.0.17.142; RAX50v2: before V1.1.6.36; MR90: before V1.0.2.46; MS90: before V1.0.2.46; RAX42v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX49S: before V1.1.6.36.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 36 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 33 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2025-12-09T17:15:48.820
2026-01-21T19:29:14.017
Analyzed
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | netgear | rs700_firmware | < 1.0.9.6 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rs700 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax54sv2_firmware | < 1.1.6.36 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax54sv2 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax45v2_firmware | < 1.1.6.36 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax45v2 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax41v2_firmware | < 1.1.6.36 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax41v2 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax50_firmware | < 1.2.14.114 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax50 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | raxe500_firmware | < 1.2.14.114 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | raxe500 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax41_firmware | < 1.0.17.142 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax41 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax43_firmware | < 1.0.17.142 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax43 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax35v2_firmware | < 1.0.17.142 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax35v2 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | raxe450_firmware | < 1.0.17.142 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | raxe450 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax43v2_firmware | < 1.1.6.36 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax43v2 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax42_firmware | < 1.0.17.142 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax42 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax45_firmware | < 1.0.17.142 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax45 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax50v2_firmware | < 1.1.6.36 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax50v2 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | mr90_firmware | < 1.0.2.46 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | mr90 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | ms90_firmware | < 1.0.2.46 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | ms90 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax42v2_firmware | < 1.1.6.36 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax42v2 | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | rax49s_firmware | < 1.1.6.36 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | rax49s | - | No |
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