CVE-2026-0408 (GCVE-0-2026-0408)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 16:01 – Updated: 2026-01-13 16:38
VLAI?
Title
Path traversal vulnerability in Netgear WiFi Range Extenders
Summary
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.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Nomenclature
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