A path traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows
an attacker with LAN authentication to access the router's IP and
review the contents of the dynamically generated webproc file, which
records the username and password submitted to the router GUI.
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 16:30:00 +0000


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

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Description A path traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows an attacker with LAN authentication to access the router's IP and review the contents of the dynamically generated webproc file, which records the username and password submitted to the router GUI.
Title Path traversal vulnerability in Netgear WiFi Range Extenders
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: 2026-01-13T16:38:45.105Z

Reserved: 2025-12-03T04:16:14.964Z

Link: CVE-2026-0408

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-13T16:16:11.017

Modified: 2026-01-13T17:16:00.117

Link: CVE-2026-0408

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Weaknesses