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CVE-2026-0408 Detail

Description

A path traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows an attacker with LAN authentication to access the router's IP and review the contents of the dynamically generated webproc file, which records the username and password submitted to the router GUI.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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N/A
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CNA:  Netgear, Inc.
CVSS-BT 6.1 MEDIUM
Vector:  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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://kb.netgear.com/000070442/January-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory Netgear, Inc.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex2800 Netgear, Inc.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex3110 Netgear, Inc.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex5000 Netgear, Inc.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex6110 Netgear, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication Netgear, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-0408
NVD Published Date:
01/13/2026
NVD Last Modified:
01/13/2026
Source:
Netgear, Inc.