Netgear EX8000 V1.0.0.126 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the switch_status function.
Priority HIGH 82CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Netgear EX8000 V1.0.0.126 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the switch_status function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01176 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-50526
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv6c-8jp7-85gh
References
More NETGEAR Ex8000 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28792 Netgear EX8000 V1.0.0.126 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the Iface parameter in the action_wireless function. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28793 Netgear EX8000 V1.0.0.126 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the iface parameter in the action_bandwidth function. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-20706 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20705 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16127 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-15115 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-50526 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-50526 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qv6c-8jp7-85gh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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