NETGEAR R6260/R6850 DNS MiTM via Improper Input Validation before 1.1.0.86
CVE-2025-12942 Published on November 11, 2025
Improper input validation in NETGEAR R6260 and R6850
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in NETGEAR R6260 and NETGEAR R6850 allows unauthenticated attackers connected to LAN with ability to perform MiTM attacks and control over DNS Server to perform command execution.This issue affects R6260: through 1.1.0.86; R6850: through 1.1.0.86.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-12942
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Affected Versions
NETGEAR R6260:- Before and including 1.1.0.86 is affected.
- Before and including 1.1.0.86 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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