What is CVE-2023-49693?

CVE-2023-49693 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Prosafe Network Management System, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-49693?

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

Auth bypass in Netgear Prosafe Network Management System

CVE-2023-49693

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System has Java Debug Wire Protocol (JDWP) listening on port 11611 and it is remotely accessible by unauthenticated users, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.012 (63.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Netgear Prosafe Network Management System — versions 0
Netgear Prosafe_network_management_system

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
vulnreport@tenable.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49693?: CVE-2023-49693 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgear Prosafe Network Management System, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-49693?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.