Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-38097NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System BkreProcessThread Exposed Dangerous Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in ProSAFE Network Management System from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.2High

Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 17.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System BkreProcessThread Exposed Dangerous Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the BkreProcessThread class. The issue results from an exposed dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19719.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	ProSAFE Network Management System	1.7.0.12 (Win64)

Weakness: CWE-749 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-23-919 x_research-advisory
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