CVE-2026-0408 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability affecting several NETGEAR WiFi range extender models, including the EX2800, EX3110, EX5000, and EX6110 series. An authenticated attacker on the local area network can exploit this flaw to access the router's IP and retrieve the webproc file, which contains the username and password submitted to the router's graphical user interface. With a CVSS score of 8.0 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local authentication, but allows for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The FAUCET Risk Score is 90/100, indicating significant risk. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, consistent with a large percentage of reported vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex2800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex3110_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.82CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6110_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/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:M/U:Amber
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.