PT-2023-4498

CVE-2023-40479

Published

2023-08-22

Updated

2025-01-03

Description by

CVSS 3.1

8.8

High

MetricsAV: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. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

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

Impacts

Researchers

Kevin Wang

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (\'OS Command Injection\')

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command (\'Command Injection\')

Related identifiers

CVE-2023-40479

BDU:2023-04894