What is CVE-2023-33532?

CVE-2023-33532 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6250, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-33532?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in NETGEAR R6250

CVE-2023-33532

There is a command injection vulnerability in the Netgear R6250 router with Firmware Version 1.0.4.48. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters, thereby gaining shell privileges.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-06-06 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.162 (96.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.162 · newest: 0.162 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR R6250
NETGEAR R6250 Firmware — versions 1.0.4.48

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
github.com/D2y6p/CVE/blob/main/Netgear/CVE-2023-33532/Netgear_R6250_RCE.pdf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33532?: CVE-2023-33532 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR R6250, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-33532?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.