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GHSA-48QR-2XW5-XVF9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 18:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 18:32

Details

A security flaw was discovered in the NETGEAR WAX333 Access Point that could allow someone already logged in and connected to the local network to make unauthorized changes to the device's settings

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber

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CVE-2026-62659 (GCVE-0-2026-62659)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 17:48 – Updated: 2026-07-15 14:03

Title

Authenticated users can make unauthorized changes on NETGEAR WAX333 Access Points

Summary

A security flaw was discovered in the NETGEAR WAX333 Access Point that could allow someone already logged in and connected to the local network to make unauthorized changes to the device's settings

Severity

4.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Assigner

NETGEAR

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax333	patchproduct

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
NETGEAR	WAX333	Affected: 0 , < V2.8.0.100 (custom)

Date Public

2026-07-14 00:00

Credits

ziqiweiaaa

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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