CVE-2025-12946
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CVE-2025-12946 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:N/R:A/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netgear | Rs700 Firmware | < 1.0.9.6 |
| Netgear | Rax54sv2 Firmware | < 1.1.6.36 |
| Netgear | Rax45v2 Firmware | < 1.1.6.36 |
| Netgear | Rax41v2 Firmware | < 1.1.6.36 |
| Netgear | Rax50 Firmware | < 1.2.14.114 |
| Netgear | Raxe500 Firmware | < 1.2.14.114 |
| Netgear | Rax41 Firmware | < 1.0.17.142 |
| Netgear | Rax43 Firmware | < 1.0.17.142 |
| Netgear | Rax35v2 Firmware | < 1.0.17.142 |
| Netgear | Raxe450 Firmware | < 1.0.17.142 |
| Netgear | Rax43v2 Firmware | < 1.1.6.36 |
| Netgear | Rax42 Firmware | < 1.0.17.142 |
| Netgear | Rax45 Firmware | < 1.0.17.142 |
| Netgear | Rax50v2 Firmware | < 1.1.6.36 |
| Netgear | Mr90 Firmware | < 1.0.2.46 |
| Netgear | Ms90 Firmware | < 1.0.2.46 |
| Netgear | Rax42v2 Firmware | < 1.1.6.36 |
| Netgear | Rax49s Firmware | < 1.1.6.36 |
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
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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