NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System ZipUtils Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2024-05-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-45699

cvss: 7.2; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 62.3%; EPSS 62.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits: 0; none known

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System ZipUtils Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the ZipUtils class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19716.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

netgear prosafe_network_management_system 1.7.0.20

CISA SSVC

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

Exploit prediction

62.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System
netgear prosafe_network_management_system

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

kb.netgear.com /000065705/Security-Advisory-for-Post-authentication-Command-Injection-on-the-Prosafe-Network-Management-Syste
vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-23-1284/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-41182
NVD CVE-2023-41182

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Summary