CVE-2023-38925

HighCVSS 8.8

Published: 07/08/2023(UTC)Updated: 17/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

14.63%

96th percentile - higher than 96% of all known CVEs

Summary

Netgear DC112A 1.0.0.64, EX6200 1.0.3.94 and R6300v2 1.0.4.8 were found to have a buffer overflow vulnerability via the http_passwd parameter in password.cgi.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code, potentially leading to device takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the device firmware to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Netgear DC112A 1.0.0.64, EX6200 1.0.3.94 and R6300v2 1.0.4.8 were discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the http_passwd parameter in password.cgi.