An insufficient authentication vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range
extenders allows a network adjacent attacker with WiFi authentication or
a physical Ethernet port connection to bypass the authentication
process and access the admin panel.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Manually check the firmware version and update it to the latest. Fixed in: EX2800  firmware V1.0.1.82 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex2800 EX3110  firmware V1.0.1.82 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex3110 EX5000 firmware V1.0.1.82 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex5000 EX6110  firmware V1.0.1.82 or later https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex6110


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:30:00 +0000


Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description An insufficient authentication vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows a network adjacent attacker with WiFi authentication or a physical Ethernet port connection to bypass the authentication process and access the admin panel.
Title Authentication bypass in NETGEAR WiFi Range Extenders via network adjacent attacks
First Time appeared Netgear
Netgear ex2800
Netgear ex3110
Netgear ex5000
Netgear ex6110
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex3110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex5000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netgear
Netgear ex2800
Netgear ex3110
Netgear ex5000
Netgear ex6110
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': '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/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NETGEAR

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-13T18:47:48.218Z

Reserved: 2025-12-03T04:16:13.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-0407

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-13T18:47:37.449Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-13T16:16:10.840

Modified: 2026-01-13T17:16:00.000

Link: CVE-2026-0407

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses