CVE-2026-62657
Certificate validation vulnerability in NETGEAR Gaming Router and certain Nighthawk models
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.9 Medium
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 14, 2026
Description
A security flaw in the router's certificate validation process was discovered in the NETGEAR XR1000 Gaming Router and certain Nighthawk models that could allow an unauthorized person to remotely access and take control of the device.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber | NETGEAR |
Weaknesses
- CWE-599 Missing validation of OpenSSL certificate
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
MR70NETGEAR |
|
MS70NETGEAR |
|
RAXE500NETGEAR |
|
XR1000NETGEAR |
|
References
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr70/productpatch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500/productpatch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ms70/productpatch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/xr1000/productpatch
- https://kb.netgear.com/000070859/July-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisoryvendor-advisory
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