Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by NETGEAR

CVE-2026-11733Buffer overflow vulnerability in some NETGEAR Nighthawk routers

Low 1.1

In plain English

A low-severity stack buffer overflow in RAX41 from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)1.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the listed NETGEAR models allows a device administrator to temporarily interrupt the normal operation of the affected device.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
NETGEAR RAX41 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX41v2 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX42 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX42v2 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX43 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX43v2 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX49S 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX50 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX50v2 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX54S 0 – before V1.1.6.36
NETGEAR RAX54Sv2 0 – before V1.1.6.36

Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber

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