Unauthorized router software modification
Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 11, 2026
Improper input validation in NETGEAR R7000, RAXE500, and RS700 routers allows remote authenticated users to alter router software. NETGEAR has not published the affected management-interface locus or the validation error that accepts the unauthorized input. Exploitation requires administrator authentication and local-network access; the documented consequence is unauthorized modification of router software and functionality.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in NETGEAR R7000, RAXE500, and RS700 routers allows remote authenticated users to alter router software. NETGEAR has not published the affected management-interface locus or the validation error that accepts the unauthorized input. Exploitation requires administrator authentication and local-network access; the documented consequence is unauthorized modification of router software and functionality.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-11738
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2026
- Vendor
- NETGEAR
- Product
- RAXE500
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1601
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <V1.2.14.114
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