SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-12942

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in NETGEAR R6260 and NETGEAR R6850 allows unauthenticated attackers connected to LAN with ability to perform MiTM attacks and control over DNS Server to perform command execution.This issue affects R6260: through 1.1.0.86; R6850: through 1.1.0.86.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Netgear	R6260 R6850	<1.1.0.86 <1.1.0.86

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	netgear	r6260	<1.1.0.86	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	netgear	r6850	<1.1.0.86	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-November-2025

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r6260

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r6850

CVSS Score

4.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: ADJACENT
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Attack Requirements: PRESENT
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: UNREPORTED

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/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:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 11, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 12, 2025, 4:19 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5

CVE-2025-12942