CVE-2026-62658 Post-authentication Command Injection Vulnerability in certain Nighthawk RAX series models
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR Nighthawk RAX series routers, potentially compromising the device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-62658?
CVE-2026-62658 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in NETGEAR RAX43, 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 discovered in certain NETGEAR Nighthawk RAX series routers that could allow someone already logged in to the device to run unauthorized commands or code on the router.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62658?
How do I fix CVE-2026-62658?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-62658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-62658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj97-xjm9-5vjr.