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)

VendorProductVersions
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

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