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CVE-2023-40479: netgear rax30_firmware OS Command Injection

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighAnalyzed
Published 03-05-2024Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-40479 is a high (CVSS 8.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in netgear rax30_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NETGEAR RAX30 UPnP 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 UPnP service. 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-19704.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.27% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netgear1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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