CVE-2026-11735: Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in some NETGEAR Nighthawk models
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 7/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.76% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 55.6% of all records.
- Someone on the same network segment can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affects the listed NETGEAR models allowing an authenticated admin user to make unauthorized modification to the router's software and functionality.
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 55th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-121
Report tools
Action score
7
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 7 / 40 · 1.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · NETGEAR
- 1.9
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| netgear | r7000 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware |
| netgear | r7000 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000 |
| netgear | rax20 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax20_firmware |
| netgear | rax20 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax20 |
| netgear | rax35v2 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax35v2_firmware |
| netgear | rax35v2 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax35v2 |
| netgear | rax41 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax41_firmware |
| netgear | rax41 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax41 |
| netgear | rax41v2 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax41v2_firmware |
| netgear | rax41v2 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax41v2 |
| netgear | rax42 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax42_firmware |
| netgear | rax42 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax42 |
and 28 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- netgear r7000 firmwareall versions
- netgear rax20 firmwareall versions
- netgear rax35v2 firmwarebefore 1.0.16.132
- netgear rax41 firmwareall versions
- netgear rax41v2 firmwarebefore 1.1.4.28
- netgear rax42 firmwareall versions
- netgear rax42v2 firmwarebefore 1.1.4.28
- netgear rax43 firmwarebefore 1.0.16.132
- netgear rax43v2 firmwarebefore 1.1.4.28
- netgear rax45 firmwareall versions
- netgear rax49s firmwarebefore 1.1.4.28
- netgear rax50 firmwarebefore 1.0.16.132
- netgear rax50s firmwarebefore 1.0.16.132
- netgear rax50v2 firmwarebefore 1.1.4.28
- netgear rax54sv2 firmwarebefore 1.1.4.28
- netgear rax54v2 firmwarebefore 1.1.4.28
- netgear raxe450 firmwareall versions
- netgear raxe500 firmwarebefore 1.2.14.114
- netgear xr1000 firmwarebefore 1.1.0.22
- netgear xr1000v2 firmwarebefore 1.1.0.22
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (NETGEAR). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
NETGEAR R7000
- all versionsaffected
NETGEAR RAX20
- all versionsaffected
NETGEAR RAX35v2
- before V1.0.16.132affected
NETGEAR RAX41
- all versionsaffected
NETGEAR RAX41v2
- before V1.1.4.28affected
NETGEAR RAX42
- all versionsaffected
NETGEAR RAX42v2
- before V1.1.4.28affected
NETGEAR RAX43
- before V1.0.16.132affected
NETGEAR RAX43v2
- before V1.1.4.28affected
NETGEAR RAX45
- all versionsaffected
NETGEAR RAX49S
- before V1.1.4.28affected
NETGEAR RAX50
- before V1.0.16.132affected
Same product
netgear: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-31802NETGEAR R7000 1.0.11.116 devices have a heap-based Buffer Overflow that is exploitable from the local network without authentication.40Plan
- CVE-2022-37235Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router R7000-V1.0.11.134_10.2.119 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the wl binary i39Monitor
- CVE-2021-34977This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R7000 1.0.11.116_10.2.10035Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-44650Jul 21, 2025 · In Netgear R7000 V1.3.1.64_10.1.36 and EAX80 V1.0.1.70_1.0.2, the USERLIMIT_GLOBAL option is set to 0 in the bftpd.conf configuration file.30Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-0410Jun 9, 2026 · Insufficient input validation in certain NETGEAR routers7Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-9214Aug 11, 2026 · Insufficient input validation in NETGEAR R7000 router allows administrators to tamper with the device.17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- SmallSfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer OverflowCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax20/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50s/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/xr1000/
- www.netgear.com/support/product/xr1000v2/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.