PT-2023-4499 · NetGear · Netgear Rax30

Kevin Wang · Published 2023-08-22 · Updated 2025-01-03 · CVE-2023-40480

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NETGEAR RAX30 (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the DHCP server, resulting from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this issue to execute code in the context of root.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-04902

CVE-2023-40480

ZDI-23-1162

Affected Products

Netgear Rax30

References · 7

• https://kb.netgear.com/000065645/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2022-0360-PSV-2022-0361 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1162 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40480 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-04902 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/106177 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787139471567192163 · Twitter Post