NETGEAR RAX30 DHCP Cmd Injection RCE
CVE-2023-40480 Published on May 3, 2024
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.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2023-40480 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-40480
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Affected Versions
NETGEAR RAX30:- Version 1.0.6.74_1 is affected.
- Before 1.0.9.92 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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