NETGEAR RAX30 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

published 2024-05-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-38365

cvss: 6.3; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits: 0; none known

NETGEAR RAX30 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the system configuration. The system contains a hardcoded user account which can be used to access the CLI service as a low-privileged user. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-19660.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

netgear rax30_firmware 1.0.10.94

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-06-05)

Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

NETGEAR RAX30
netgear rax30_firmware

Classification

Weakness

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

kb.netgear.com /000065650/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2023-0003-PSV-2023-0004?article=000
vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-23-838/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-34284
NVD CVE-2023-34284

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Summary