CVE-2026-9218CWE-20

CVE-2026-9218

Medium · published October 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Insufficient input validation vulnerability in time server (NTP) setting of the listed NETGEAR models allows an attacker who is connected to the router’s local network and has the router’s administrator credentials to run unauthorized commands on the router. This vulnerability could impact the integrity of the affected router. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability of the affected router.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
4.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
EPSS
0.00185 · 7.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2026-10-13T19:17Z
References (5)
https://kb.netgear.com/000070958/October-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/cbr40/ · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000/ · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000p/ · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax40/ · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 OCT 03:35Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 13 OCT 14:34Z
    Insufficient input validation vulnerability in Certain NETGEAR routers allows unauthorized access
    cvelistv5
  • 13 OCT 14:34Z
    Insufficient input validation vulnerability in Certain NETGEAR routers allows unauthorized access
    cvelistv5