What is CVE-2023-27851?

CVE-2023-27851 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Rax30. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-27851?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Rax30

CVE-2023-27851

NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a file sharing mechanism that unintentionally allows users with upload permissions to execute arbitrary code on the device.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27851?: CVE-2023-27851 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Rax30. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-27851?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.