Netgear JR6150 up to 1.0.1.26 improper authorization

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Netgear JR6150 up to 1.0.1.26. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-0412. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear JR6150 up to 1.0.1.26. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient input validation vulnerability in NETGEAR JR6150 (AC750 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit released in 2014) allows administrators connected to the local network to make unauthorized modification of router software and functionality. NETGEAR JR6150 reached End-of-Support status in 2018 and is no longer receiving security updates. NETGEAR strongly recommends replacing these devices with newer NETGEAR models to ensure continued security support and updates. This vulnerability has been identified through firmware emulation in a controlled research environment and has not been verified on production hardware.

The advisory is shared at netgear.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-0412 since 12/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Netgear

Name

• JR6150

Version

• 1.0.1.0
• 1.0.1.1
• 1.0.1.2
• 1.0.1.3
• 1.0.1.4
• 1.0.1.5
• 1.0.1.6
• 1.0.1.7
• 1.0.1.8
• 1.0.1.9
• 1.0.1.10
• 1.0.1.11
• 1.0.1.12
• 1.0.1.13
• 1.0.1.14
• 1.0.1.15
• 1.0.1.16
• 1.0.1.17
• 1.0.1.18
• 1.0.1.19
• 1.0.1.20
• 1.0.1.21
• 1.0.1.22
• 1.0.1.23
• 1.0.1.24
• 1.0.1.25
• 1.0.1.26

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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