CVE-2025-12942: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in NETGEAR R6260 and NETGEAR R6850 allows unauthenticated attackers connected to LAN with ability to perform MiTM…

PriorityP345high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVAACHPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.29%

20.9th percentile

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.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
netgear	r6260	<= 1.1.0.86	—
netgear	r6260_firmware	< 1.1.0.86	1.1.0.86
netgear	r6850	<= 1.1.0.86	—
netgear	r6850_firmware	< 1.1.0.86	1.1.0.86

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv4.04.8MEDIUMCVSS: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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