What is CVE-2025-12942?

CVE-2025-12942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6260, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-12942?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Netgear R6260

CVE-2025-12942

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in NETGEAR R6260 and NETGEAR R6850 allows unauthenticated attackers connected to LAN with ability to perform MiTM attacks and control over DNS Server to perform command execution.This issue affects R…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 (Product, product, patch)
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 (Product, product, patch)
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12942?: CVE-2025-12942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6260, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-12942?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.