CVE-2026-0407

An insufficient authentication vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows a network adjacent attacker with WiFi authentication or a physical Ethernet port connection to bypass the authentication process and access the admin panel.

CVSS v3 8.0 HIGH

8.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000070442/January-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory	Vendor Advisory
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex2800	Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex3110	Patch Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex5000	Patch Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex6110	Patch Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex3110_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex3110:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6110_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6110:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex2800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex2800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-13 16:16

Updated : 2026-02-20 19:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-0407

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0407

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0407

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netgear

ex5000
ex6110_firmware
ex3110
ex3110_firmware
ex2800_firmware
ex2800
ex6110
ex5000_firmware

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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