What is CVE-2023-51634?

CVE-2023-51634 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax30, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-51634?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear Rax30

CVE-2023-51634

NETGEAR RAX30 Improper Certificate Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to compromise the integrity of downloaded information on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the downloading of files via HTTPS. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the certificate presented by the server. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19589.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.006 (43.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Rax30 — versions 1.0.7.78
Netgear Rax30_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-51634?: CVE-2023-51634 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax30, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-51634?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.