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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETGEAR | RS700 | ≤ 1.0.7.82 | — |
| NETGEAR | RAX54Sv2 | < V1.1.6.36 | V1.1.6.36 |
| NETGEAR | RAX41v2 | < V1.1.6.36 | V1.1.6.36 |
| NETGEAR | RAX50 | < V1.2.14.114 | V1.2.14.114 |
| NETGEAR | RAXE500 | < V1.2.14.114 | V1.2.14.114 |
| NETGEAR | RAX41 | < V1.0.17.142 | V1.0.17.142 |
| NETGEAR | RAX43 | < V1.0.17.142 | V1.0.17.142 |
| NETGEAR | RAX35v2 | < V1.0.17.142 | V1.0.17.142 |
| NETGEAR | RAXE450 | < V1.2.14.114 | V1.2.14.114 |
| NETGEAR | RAX43v2 | < V1.1.6.36 | V1.1.6.36 |
| NETGEAR | RAX42 | < V1.0.17.142 | V1.0.17.142 |
| NETGEAR | RAX45 | < V1.0.17.142 | V1.0.17.142 |
| NETGEAR | RAX50v2 | < V1.1.6.36 | V1.1.6.36 |
| NETGEAR | MR90 | < V1.0.2.46 | V1.0.2.46 |
| NETGEAR | RAX42v2 | < V1.1.6.36 | V1.1.6.36 |
| NETGEAR | RAX49S | < V1.1.6.36 | V1.1.6.36 |
| NETGEAR | MS90 | < V1.0.2.46 | V1.0.2.46 |
References
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax41 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe450 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax45 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax50v2 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr90 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms90 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax42v2 product patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax49s product patch
- https://kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory vendor-advisory