CVSS 3.1
6.3 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LCVE-2023-34284
Medium (6.3) in netgear rax30 firmware. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
NETGEAR RAX30 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the system configuration. The system contains a hardcoded user account which can be used to access the CLI service as a low-privileged user. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-19660.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-798
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- netgear:rax30_firmware
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000065650/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2023-0003-PSV-2023-0004?article=000065650
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-838/
- https://kb.netgear.com/000065650/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2023-0003-PSV-2023-0004?article=000065650
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-838/