Certificate validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Gaming Router and certain Nighthawk models

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-62657
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerNETGEAR
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-14 18:18:47 UTC
Updated2026-07-14 18:18:47 UTC
DescriptionA security flaw in the router's certificate validation process was discovered in the NETGEAR XR1000 Gaming Router and certain Nighthawk models that could allow an unauthorized person to remotely access and take control of the device.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 4.9 MEDIUM from a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber

Problem Types: CWE-599 | CWE-599 CWE-599 Missing validation of OpenSSL certificate

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5Secondary4.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/C...
4.0CNACVSS4.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U...

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA NETGEAR MR70 affected V1.0.4.48 custom Not specified
CNA NETGEAR MS70 affected V1.0.4.48 custom Not specified
CNA NETGEAR RAXE500 affected V1.2.14.114 custom Not specified
CNA NETGEAR XR1000 affected V1.0.2.86 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.netgear.com/support/product/ms70 a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 www.netgear.com
www.netgear.com/support/product/mr70 a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 www.netgear.com
www.netgear.com/support/product/xr1000 a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 www.netgear.com
www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500 a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 www.netgear.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: fluorescent (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Devices with automatic updates enabled may already have this patch applied. If not, please check the firmware version and update it to the latest. Fixed in: ProductFixed VersionMR70 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 Router V1.0.4.48 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr70/ MS70 Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 Add-on Satellite V1.0.4.48 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms70/ RAXE500 Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream AXE11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router V1.2.14.114 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500/ XR1000 Nighthawk WiFi 6 Pro Gaming Router V1.0.2.86 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/xr1000/

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