CVE-2025-4139: netgear ex6120
CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighAnalyzed
Published 30-04-2025Last modified 30-04-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-4139 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in netgear ex6120. EPSS estimates a 1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
1.15%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 30-04-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear EX6120 1.0.0.68. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fwAcosCgiInbound. The manipulation of the argument host leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 2 sources · 4 versionsHigh 8.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
High 8.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 8.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesSingle source
High 9.0Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST9.0HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS trend
Probability
1.15%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.05 pp
From 1.10% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.15%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
Affected systems
Netgear1 product
- ex61201.0.0.68
1 vendor · 1 product
References
5 links- www.netgear.comProduct