CVE-2026-9218
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment with an admin-level account. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Awaiting Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
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/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:X/R:X/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
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