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CVE-2026-0405 — Authentication Bypass in NETGEAR Orbi Devices

An authentication bypass vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi devices allows users connected to the local network to access the router web interface as an admin.

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

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 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+4
  • 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
0.36%
ahead of 28% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
NETGEAR
CBR750 and 49 more
CVSS base
7.8
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
No
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

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

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

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (NETGEAR CBR750, Netgear Cbr750 Firmware, NETGEAR NBR750…).
  2. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (authentication), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
NETGEAR CBR750 < V4.6.14.8 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Cbr750 Firmware < 4.6.14.8 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR NBR750 < V4.6.15.14 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Nbr750 Firmware < 4.6.15.14 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE370 < v12.1.3.11 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe370 Firmware < 12.1.3.11 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE371 < v12.1.3.11 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe371 Firmware < 12.1.3.11 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE372 < v12.1.3.11 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe372 Firmware < 12.1.3.11 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE373 < v12.1.3.11 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe373 Firmware < 12.1.3.11 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE374 < v12.1.3.11 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe374 Firmware < 12.1.3.11 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE770 < v10.5.20.7 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe770 Firmware < 10.5.20.7 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE771 < v10.5.20.7 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe771 Firmware < 10.5.20.7 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE772 < v10.5.20.7 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe772 Firmware < 10.5.20.7 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE773 < v10.5.20.7 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe773 Firmware < 10.5.20.7 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE970 < v9.13.2.1 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe970 Firmware < 9.13.2.1 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBE971 < v9.13.2.1 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbe971 Firmware < 9.13.2.1 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBR750 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbr750 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBR840 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbr840 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBR850 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbr850 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBR860 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbr860 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBRE950 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbre950 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBRE960 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbre960 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBS750 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbs750 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBS840 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbs840 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBS850 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbs850 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBS860 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbs860 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBSE950 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbse950 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RBSE960 < v7.2.8.2 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rbse960 Firmware < 7.2.8.2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

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

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
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.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
6.1 CVSS 4.0 Medium — — a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.1 CVSS 4.0 Medium — — NETGEAR via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High 1.8 5.9 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.36%

Detection

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

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
  • Review authentication logs: logins without MFA, anomalous sessions and recently created accounts.
endpoint telemetry (EDR)authentication logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · netgear/rbe970, netgear/rbe971, netgear/cbr750, netgear/nbr750, netgear/rbe770, netgear/rbe771, netgear/rbe772, netgear/
    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 · 7.8
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Analyzed
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVE published
    Jan 13, 2026 · NETGEAR

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

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

References

26 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

NETGEAR
every CVE for this vendor
Authentication
same class
CWE-287
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • Medium CVE-2026-3088 Unauthenticated users can disrupt router operation Jun 9, 2026
  • Medium CVE-2026-0415 Insufficient input validation vulnerability in certain Orbi routers Jun 9, 2026
  • Medium CVE-2026-0418 Certain NETGEAR devices allow administrators to tamper with system Jun 9, 2026
  • Medium CVE-2026-0409 Netgear Orbi 370 Series Remote Code Execution vulnerability Jun 9, 2026
  • Medium CVE-2026-0413 Buffer overflow vulnerability in certain NETGEAR Nighthawk routers Jun 9, 2026
  • High CVE-2026-0411 A Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability in NETGEAR Orbi Satellites 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-2026-0405 is "Authentication Bypass in NETGEAR Orbi Devices", rated High. It affects CBR750 (NETGEAR); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.36% 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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