CVE-2026-62655: netgear rbe970_firmware Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-62655 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in netgear rbe970_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-07-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).