Post-authenticated command injection vulnerability found in certain NETGEAR RAX models
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A security flaw was found in certain NETGEAR RAX models that could allow a logged-in user to send specially crafted requests to the router and run unauthorized commands. This could enable the user to make unauthorized changes to the router and affect its security and operation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA RAXE450 (NETGEAR) Fixed in V1.2.14.114
- Fix · CNA RAXE500 (NETGEAR) Fixed in V1.2.14.114
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
NETGEAR RAXE500 — kb.netgear.com/000070859/July-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-44770 Certificate validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Gaming Router and certain Nighthawk modelsPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-62656
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9248-447r-6p88
References
More NETGEAR vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-16346 NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-04600 Buffer overflow in NETGEAR All versions prior to WNR2000v3 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 1.0.0.66… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03982 ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-08250 The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow in the hidden_lang_avi parameter… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-01416 (1) boardData102.php, (2) boardData103.php, (3) boardDataJP.php, (4) boardDataNA.php, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-04162 dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-62656 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-62656 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9248-447r-6p88 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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