CVE-2026-0404
Insufficient input validation in NETGEAR Orbi routers
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices' DHCPv6 functionality allows network adjacent attackers authenticated over WiFi or on LAN to execute OS command injections on the router. DHCPv6 is not enabled by default.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.8
Insufficient input validation in NETGEAR Orbi routers
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices' DHCPv6 functionality allows network adjacent attackers authenticated over WiFi or on LAN to execute OS command injections on the router. DHCPv6 is not enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2026-0404- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2224
4.8
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices' DHCPv6 functionality allows network adjacent attackers authenticated over WiFi or on LAN to execute OS command injections on the router. DHCPv6 is not enabled by default.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2224- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvf4-gm9f-33g9
4.8
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices' DHCPv6 functionality...
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices' DHCPv6 functionality allows network adjacent attackers authenticated over WiFi or on LAN to execute OS command injections on the router. DHCPv6 is not enabled by default.
- Record
GHSA-jvf4-gm9f-33g9- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.8
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices' DHCPv6 functionality allows network adjacent attackers authenticated over WiFi or on LAN to execute OS command injections on the router. DHCPv6 is not enabled by default.
- Record
CVE-2026-0404- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-0404 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Netgear Rbr750, published January 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
netgear.com/support/product/rbre960
netgear.com/support/product/rbse960
netgear.com/support/product/rbr850
netgear.com/support/product/rbs850
netgear.com/support/product/rbr860
netgear.com/support/product/rbs860
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netgear.com/support/product/rbre950
netgear.com/support/product/rbse950
netgear.com/support/product/rbr750
netgear.com/support/product/rbs750
netgear.com/support/product/rbr840
netgear.com/support/product/rbs840
kb.netgear.com/000070442/January-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0404
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jvf4-gm9f-33g9