What is CVE-2023-27850?

CVE-2023-27850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Rax30, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-27850?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Rax30

CVE-2023-27850

NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a file sharing mechanism that allows users with access to this feature to access arbitrary files on the device.

Published 2023-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR Rax30
NETGEAR Rax30 Firmware
NETGEAR Nighthawk Wifi6 Router — versions prior to V1.0.10.94

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-9 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27850?: CVE-2023-27850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Rax30, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-27850?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.