CVE-2026-62659 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A security flaw was discovered in the NETGEAR WAX333 Access Point that could allow someone already logged in and connected to the local network to make unauthorized changes to the device's settings

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Netgear	Wax333

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References

Link	Providers
https://kb.netgear.com/000070859/July-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax333

History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Netgear Netgear wax333
Vendors & Products		Netgear Netgear wax333

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://kb.netgear.com/000070859/July-2026-NETGEAR-Security-Advisory

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A security flaw was discovered in the NETGEAR WAX333 Access Point that could allow someone already logged in and connected to the local network to make unauthorized changes to the device's settings
Title		Authenticated users can make unauthorized changes on NETGEAR WAX333 Access Points
Weaknesses		CWE-20
References		https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax333
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: NETGEAR

Published: 2026-07-14T17:48:45.532Z

Updated: 2026-07-15T16:04:55.710Z

Reserved: 2026-07-14T16:31:02.509Z

Link: CVE-2026-62659

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T14:03:08.267Z

NVD

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Redhat

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