High severity · published Mar 15, 2023
CVE-2023-28337
When uploading a firmware image to a Netgear Nighthawk Wifi6 Router (RAX30), a hidden “forceFWUpdate” parameter may be provided to force the upgrade to complete and bypass certain…
8.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When uploading a firmware image to a Netgear Nighthawk Wifi6 Router (RAX30), a hidden “forceFWUpdate” parameter may be provided to force the upgrade to complete and bypass certain validation checks. End users can use this to upload modified, unofficial, and potentially malicious firmware to the device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NN
NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (RAX30) ·
All known versions · source: vendor
RF
Rax30 Firmware · Netgear
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
NN
NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (RAX30)
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28337
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28337
Permissions Required
https://drupal9.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-12
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