NETGEAR WiFi Range Extender Path Traversal Exposes Credentials
CVE-2026-0408 Published on January 13, 2026
Path traversal vulnerability in Netgear WiFi Range Extenders
A path traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR WiFi range extenders allows
an attacker with LAN authentication to access the router's IP and
review the contents of the dynamically generated webproc file, which
records the username and password submitted to the router GUI.
Weakness Type
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2026-0408 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-0408
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Affected Versions
NETGEAR EX5000:- Before v1.0.1.82 is affected.
- Before v1.0.1.82 is affected.
- Before v1.0.1.82 is affected.
- Before v1.0.1.82 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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