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CVE-2023-40480· NVD / CVE Program· CNA zdi

NETGEAR RAX30 DHCP Server Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 2, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.3% · 69th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · zdi
8.8
agree

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
netgearrax30 firmware
netgearrax30

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • netgear rax30 firmwarebefore 1.0.9.92

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (zdi). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • NETGEAR RAX30

    • 1.0.6.74_1affected

Same product

netgear: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-27853NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a format string vulnerability in a SOAP service that could allow an attacker to
    45Plan
  • CVE-2023-48725A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the JSON Parsing getblockschedule() functionality of Netgear RAX30 1.0.11.96 and 1.0.7
    41Plan
  • CVE-2025-44658In Netgear RAX30 V1.0.10.94, a PHP-FPM misconfiguration vulnerability is caused by not following the specification to only limit FPM to .php
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-1327Netgear RAX30 (AX2400), prior to version 1.0.6.74, was affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability, allowing an unauthenticated attac
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-27852NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in various CGI mechanisms that could allow an at
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-51635NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-357220 days apartNETGEAR RAX30 UPnP Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-404790 days apartNETGEAR RAX30 UPnP Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-273560 days apartNETGEAR RAX30 logCtrl Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2023-273670 days apartNETGEAR RAX30 libcms_cli Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2022-47210503 days apartThe default console presented to users over telnet (when enabled) is restricted to a subset of commands.
    31Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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