CVE-2023-40480

HIGH

NETGEAR RAX30 Firmware < 1.0.9.92 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via DHCP Server

Title source: llm

Description

NETGEAR RAX30 DHCP Server Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DHCP server. The issue results 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. Was ZDI-CAN-19705.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1162/

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://kb.netgear.com/000065645/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2022-0360-PSV-2022-0361

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0213

EPSS Percentile 84.4%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-78

Status published

Products (1)

netgear/rax30_firmware < 1.0.9.92

Published May 03, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026