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CVE-2023-28337

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

When uploading a firmware image to a Netgear Nighthawk Wifi6 Router (RAX30), a hidden “forceFWUpdate” parameter may be provided to force the upgrade to complete and bypass certain validation checks. End users can use this to upload modified, unofficial, and potentially malicious firmware to the device.

Affected products

• NETGEAR RAX30: all versions

References

• https://drupal9.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-12
• https://drupal9.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-12

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