Link following in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
Priority LOW 32CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a file sharing mechanism that allows users with access to this feature to access arbitrary files on the device.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router: V1.0.10.94
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router | before V1.0.10.94 | V1.0.10.94 | Patch available | CNA |
- NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router Vendor— Affected before V1.0.10.94 Fixed in V1.0.10.94 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router Fixed in V1.0.10.94
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-27850
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7j6-m5pm-5f26
References
More NETGEAR Rax30 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26560 Stack-based buffer overflow in NETGEAR RAX30 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-23402 Improper authentication in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12452 Buffer overflow in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28644 In Netgear RAX30 V1.0.10.94, a PHP-FPM misconfiguration vulnerability is caused by not… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-12451 Buffer overflow in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-01254 Improper authentication in Netgear RAX30 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-27850 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-27850 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7j6-m5pm-5f26 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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