Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Assigned by NETGEAR
CVE-2026-0404Insufficient input validation in NETGEAR Orbi routers
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity improper input validation in RBR750 from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices' DHCPv6 functionality allows network adjacent attackers authenticated over WiFi or on LAN to execute OS command injections on the router. DHCPv6 is not enabled by default.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NETGEAR | RBRE960 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBSE960 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBR850 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBS850 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBR860 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBS860 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBRE950 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBSE950 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBR750 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBS750 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBR840 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
| NETGEAR | RBS840 | 0 – before v7.2.8.5 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/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
References
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbre960 patch, product
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbse960 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr850 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs850 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr860 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs860 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbre950 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbse950 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr750 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs750 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr840 product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbs840 product, patch
- https://kb.netgear.com/000070442/January-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory vendor-advisory