What is CVE-2026-9214?

CVE-2026-9214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R7000, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2026-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-9214?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in NETGEAR R7000

CVE-2026-9214

Insufficient input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR R7000 models allows authenticated administrators connected to the local network to make unauthorized modification to router software and functionality.

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

Published 2026-08-11 · last modified 2026-09-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001

Affected products

NETGEAR R7000 — versions V1.0.12.216
NETGEAR R7000 Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-9214?: CVE-2026-9214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R7000, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-9214?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.