CVE-2025-12946
Detail
Description
A vulnerability in the speedtest feature of affected NETGEAR Nighthawk routers, caused by improper input validation, can allow attackers on the router's WAN side, using attacker-in-the-middle techniques (MiTM) to manipulate DNS responses and execute commands when speedtests are run.
This issue affects RS700: through 1.0.7.82; RAX54Sv2 : before V1.1.6.36; RAX41v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX50: before V1.2.14.114; RAXE500: before V1.2.14.114; RAX41: before V1.0.17.142; RAX43: before V1.0.17.142; RAX35v2: before V1.0.17.142; RAXE450: before V1.2.14.114; RAX43v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX42: before V1.0.17.142; RAX45: before V1.0.17.142; RAX50v2: before V1.1.6.36; MR90: before V1.0.2.46; MS90: before V1.0.2.46; RAX42v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX49S: before V1.1.6.36.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
https://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr90
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms90
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700
Netgear, Inc.
Patch
Product
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Insufficient Information
NIST
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
Netgear, Inc.
Change History
6 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP
6/17/2026 4:33:16 AM
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SSVC
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CVE Modified by Netgear, Inc.
6/17/2026 4:33:16 AM
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Affected
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Initial Analysis by NIST
1/21/2026 2:29:14 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:mr90_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.46
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:mr90:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ms90_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.46
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ms90:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax35v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.17.142
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax35v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax41_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.17.142
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax41:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax41v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.6.36
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax41v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.17.142
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax42v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.6.36
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax42v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax43_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.17.142
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax43v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.6.36
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax43v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax45_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.17.142
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax45:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax45v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.6.36
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax45v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax49s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.6.36
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax49s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.14.114
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax50v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.6.36
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax50v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax54sv2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.6.36
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax54sv2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:raxe450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.17.142
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:raxe450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:raxe500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.14.114
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:raxe500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rs700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.9.6
OR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rs700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr90 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms90 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500 Types: Patch, Product
Added
Reference Type
Netgear, Inc.: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700 Types: Patch, Product
CVE Modified by Netgear, Inc.
12/09/2025 3:15:53 PM
Action
Type
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New Value
Added
Reference
https://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory
CVE Modified by Netgear, Inc.
12/09/2025 1:15:48 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Removed
Reference
https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-December-2025
New CVE Received from Netgear, Inc.
12/09/2025 12:15:48 PM
Action
Type
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Description
A vulnerability in the speedtest feature of affected NETGEAR Nighthawk routers, caused by improper input validation, can allow attackers on the router's WAN side, using attacker-in-the-middle techniques (MiTM) to manipulate DNS responses and execute commands when speedtests are run.
This issue affects RS700: through 1.0.7.82; RAX54Sv2 : before V1.1.6.36; RAX41v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX50: before V1.2.14.114; RAXE500: before V1.2.14.114; RAX41: before V1.0.17.142; RAX43: before V1.0.17.142; RAX35v2: before V1.0.17.142; RAXE450: before V1.2.14.114; RAX43v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX42: before V1.0.17.142; RAX45: before V1.0.17.142; RAX50v2: before V1.1.6.36; MR90: before V1.0.2.46; MS90: before V1.0.2.46; RAX42v2: before V1.1.6.36; RAX49S: before V1.1.6.36.
Added
CVSS V4.0
AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/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:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Added
CWE
CWE-20
Added
Reference
https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-December-2025
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr90
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms90
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500
Added
Reference
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2025-12946 NVD
Published Date: 12/09/2025 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: Netgear, Inc.
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