CVE-2025-12946
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…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- netgear/rs700 firmware · netgear/rax54sv2 firmware · netgear/rax45v2 firmware · netgear/rax41v2 firmware · netgear/rax50 firmware · netgear/raxe500 firmware · netgear/rax41 firmware · netgear/rax43 firmware · netgear/rax35v2 firmware · netgear/raxe450 firmware · netgear/rax43v2 firmware · netgear/rax42 firmware · netgear/rax45 firmware · netgear/rax50v2 firmware · netgear/mr90 firmware · netgear/ms90 firmware · netgear/rax42v2 firmware · netgear/rax49s firmware
- Source
- a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-AdvisoryPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr90Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms90Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49sPatch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500Patch, Product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700Patch, Product
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.