CVE-2025-12946
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.
How to fix
- netgear rs700_firmware1.0.9.6 or later
- netgear rax54sv2_firmware1.1.6.36 or later
- netgear rax45v2_firmware1.1.6.36 or later
- netgear rax41v2_firmware1.1.6.36 or later
- netgear rax50_firmware1.2.14.114 or later
- netgear raxe500_firmware1.2.14.114 or later
- netgear rax41_firmware1.0.17.142 or later
- netgear rax43_firmware1.0.17.142 or later
- netgear rax35v2_firmware1.0.17.142 or later
- netgear raxe450_firmware1.0.17.142 or later
- netgear rax43v2_firmware1.1.6.36 or later
- netgear rax42_firmware1.0.17.142 or later
- netgear.com/support/product/rs700
- netgear.com/support/product/rax54sv2
- netgear.com/support/product/rax41v2
- netgear.com/support/product/RAX50
- netgear.com/support/product/raxe500
- netgear.com/support/product/rax41
- netgear.com/support/product/rax43
- netgear.com/support/product/rax35v2
- netgear.com/support/product/raxe450
- netgear.com/support/product/rax43v2
- netgear.com/support/product/rax42
- netgear.com/support/product/rax45
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| netgear rs700_firmware | v < 1.0.9.6 | 1.0.9.6 |
| netgear rax54sv2_firmware | v < 1.1.6.36 | 1.1.6.36 |
| netgear rax45v2_firmware | v < 1.1.6.36 | 1.1.6.36 |
| netgear rax41v2_firmware | v < 1.1.6.36 | 1.1.6.36 |
| netgear rax50_firmware | v < 1.2.14.114 | 1.2.14.114 |
| netgear raxe500_firmware | v < 1.2.14.114 | 1.2.14.114 |
| netgear rax41_firmware | v < 1.0.17.142 | 1.0.17.142 |
| netgear rax43_firmware | v < 1.0.17.142 | 1.0.17.142 |
| netgear rax35v2_firmware | v < 1.0.17.142 | 1.0.17.142 |
| netgear raxe450_firmware | v < 1.0.17.142 | 1.0.17.142 |
| netgear rax43v2_firmware | v < 1.1.6.36 | 1.1.6.36 |
| netgear rax42_firmware | v < 1.0.17.142 | 1.0.17.142 |
| netgear rax45_firmware | v < 1.0.17.142 | 1.0.17.142 |
| netgear rax50v2_firmware | v < 1.1.6.36 | 1.1.6.36 |
| netgear mr90_firmware | v < 1.0.2.46 | 1.0.2.46 |
| netgear ms90_firmware | v < 1.0.2.46 | 1.0.2.46 |
| netgear rax42v2_firmware | v < 1.1.6.36 | 1.1.6.36 |
| netgear rax49s_firmware | v < 1.1.6.36 | 1.1.6.36 |
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