CVE-2025-12942Improper Input Validation vulnerability in NETGEAR R6260 and NETGEAR R6850 allows unauthenticated attackers connected to LAN with ability to perform MiTM attacks and control over DNS Server to perfor…
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Improper Input Validation vulnerability in NETGEAR R6260 and NETGEAR R6850 allows unauthenticated attackers connected to LAN with ability to perform MiTM attacks and control over DNS Server to perform command execution.This issue affects R6260: through 1.1.0.86; R6850: through 1.1.0.86.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
netgear r6260_firmware netgear:r6260_firmware | before 1.1.0.86 | NVD |
netgear r6850_firmware netgear:r6850_firmware | before 1.1.0.86 | NVD |
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-November-2025vendor-advisory
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r6260product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r6850product
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