High Input validation

CVE-2025-12945 — Improper input validation in NETGEAR Nighthawk router R7000P

An improper input validation vulnerability in the NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000P (end of service) routers lets an authenticated administrator with local network access to the device, to execute OS command injections and make unauthorized modifications to the router software and functionality impacting its integrity. There is no additional impact to confidentiality or availability. This issue affects R7000P: through 1.3.3.154.

Published Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: NETGEAR

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 1.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+10
Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

1.14%

ahead of 66% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

NETGEAR

R7000P and 1 more

CVSS base

7.2

High · 3 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

Documented patch — www.netgear.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (NETGEAR R7000P, Netgear R7000p Firmware).
Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (input validation), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
NETGEAR	R7000P	≤ 1.3.3.154	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear	R7000p Firmware	≤ 1.3.3.154	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

High

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
1.1	CVSS 4.0	Low	—	—	a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
1.1	CVSS 4.0	Low	—	—	NETGEAR via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.2	CVSS 3.1	High	1.2	5.9	nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
2.4	CVSS 3.1	Low	0.9	1.4	a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
2.4	CVSS 3.1	Low	—	—	NETGEAR via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Scoring entities (NIST, CNA, ADP) score independently; each score is shown with its origin. For prioritization we use 7.2 (NVD (NIST)) as a conservative provisional reference — not a definitive official score.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 1.14%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · netgear/r7000p
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
Fix documented
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS changed · 7.2
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Modified
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Dec 9, 2025 · NETGEAR

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

2 on the record

kb.netgear.com/000070416/December-2025-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory
Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.netgear.com/support/product/r7000p
Patch, Product, product, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

NETGEAR
every CVE for this vendor

Input validation
same class

CWE-20
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2026-9218 Insufficient input validation vulnerability in Certain NETGEAR routers allows unauthorized access 2d
Medium CVE-2026-9210 Certain NETGEAR routers allow authenticated administrators to gain unintended control of the router Jun 9, 2026
Medium CVE-2026-0417 Insufficient input validation in certain NETGEAR routers Jun 9, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2025-12945 is "Improper input validation in NETGEAR Nighthawk router R7000P", rated High. It affects R7000P (NETGEAR); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.2 describes technical severity. EPSS 1.14% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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