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CVE-2023-34283: NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links on removable USB media. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the router's web server to access arbitrary local files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19498.

Affected products

• NETGEAR RAX30: before 1.0.10.94 — fixed in 1.0.10.94

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR RAX30 1.0.10.94. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000065650/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2023-0003-PSV-2023-0004?article=000065650
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-837/
• https://kb.netgear.com/000065650/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2023-0003-PSV-2023-0004?article=000065650
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-837/

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