CVE-2023-40480

NETGEAR RAX30 DHCP Server Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DHCP server. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19705.

• CWE-78
• CWE-78

• https://kb.netgear.com/000065645/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2022-0360-PSV-2022-0361Vendor Advisory
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1162/Third Party Advisory
• https://kb.netgear.com/000065645/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2022-0360-PSV-2022-0361Vendor Advisory
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1162/Third Party Advisory

Published

May 3, 2024

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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