CVE-2026-62655 A DoS vulnerability due to stack overflow exists in certain NETGEAR Orbi models
An unauthorized user can cause a stack overflow in NETGEAR Orbi devices, leading to device restarts and network disruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-62655?
CVE-2026-62655 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in NETGEAR RBE970, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A security flaw was found in certain NETGEAR Orbi models that could allow an unauthorized user to cause the device to stop responding or restart unexpectedly, disrupting network connectivity and making the device temporarily unavailable.
Weakness: CWE-121
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62655?
How do I fix CVE-2026-62655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-62655 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-62655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pqr-xmfw-fwj3.