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CVE-2026-0420 — Missing TLS certificate validation in NETGEAR's ReadyCloud client app

An improper implementation of TLS certificate validation vulnerability found in NETGEAR's ReadyCloud client app which could allow an attacker to perform attacker-in-the-middle (MiTM) style attacks impacting the product's confidentiality. This vulnerability affects the listed NETGEAR models.

Published Jun 9, 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 0.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+0
  • Technical severity (medium)+3

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
0.14%
ahead of 3% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
Netgear
Rax120 Firmware and 8 more
CVSS base
5.9
Medium · 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
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

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

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

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 Rax120 Firmware, NETGEAR RAX120v1, NETGEAR RAX120v2…).
  2. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
  3. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  4. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Netgear Rax120 Firmware < 1.2.9.52 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RAX120v1 < V1.2.9.52 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
NETGEAR RAX120v2 < V1.2.9.52 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
NETGEAR RAX35 < V1.0.6.106 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rax35 Firmware < 1.0.6.106 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RAX38 < V1.0.6.106 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rax38 Firmware < 1.0.6.106 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
NETGEAR RAX40 < V1.0.6.106 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netgear Rax40 Firmware < 1.0.6.106 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
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Every base score collected

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

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
4.6 CVSS 4.0 Medium — — a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.6 CVSS 4.0 Medium — — NETGEAR via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
5.9 CVSS 3.1 Medium 2.2 3.6 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-325

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.14%

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/rax120v1, netgear/rax120v2, netgear/rax35, netgear/rax38, netgear/rax40
    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
  • CVSS changed · 5.9
    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
    Jun 9, 2026 · NETGEAR

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

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

References

5 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Netgear
every CVE for this vendor
CWE-325
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-9218 Insufficient input validation vulnerability in Certain NETGEAR routers allows unauthorized access 2d
  • CVE-2026-9216 Insufficient input validation vulnerability exists in certain NETGEAR RAX Models Sep 8, 2026
  • CVE-2026-9212 Insufficient authentication and input validation in certain NETGEAR products Jun 9, 2026
  • CVE-2022-40620 Improper Certificate Validation in Netgear Rbr20 Firmware Jan 28, 2026
  • CVE-2022-40619 Command Injection in Netgear Rbr20 Firmware Jan 28, 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 fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • 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-2026-0420 is "Missing TLS certificate validation in NETGEAR's ReadyCloud client app", rated Medium. It affects Rax120 Firmware (Netgear); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.9 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.14% 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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