CVE-2026-0406
Insufficient input validation in NETGEAR Nighthawk router XR1000v2
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR XR1000v2 allows attackers connected to the router's LAN to execute OS command injections.
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
Insufficient input validation in NETGEAR Nighthawk router XR1000v2
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR XR1000v2 allows attackers connected to the router's LAN to execute OS command injections.
- Record
CVE-2026-0406- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2235
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR XR1000v2 allows attackers connected to the router's LAN to execute OS command injections.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2235- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2vf2-f656-c2mm
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR XR1000v2 allows attackers...
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR XR1000v2 allows attackers connected to the router's LAN to execute OS command injections.
- Record
GHSA-2vf2-f656-c2mm- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/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:N/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
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR XR1000v2 allows attackers connected to the router's LAN to execute OS command injections.
- Record
CVE-2026-0406- CVSS 4.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/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:N/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-2026-0406 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Netgear Xr1000v2, published January 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.