Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2023 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2023-28338
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (RAX30). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Any request send to a Netgear Nighthawk Wifi6 Router (RAX30)'s web service containing a “Content-Type” of “multipartboundary=” will result in the request body being written to “/tmp/mulipartFile” on the device itself. A sufficiently large file will cause device resources to be exhausted, resulting in the device becoming unusable until it is rebooted.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (RAX30) | All known versions |