CVE-2023-27850 Path traversal in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
An attacker with access to the file sharing feature can read arbitrary files on the NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-27850?
CVE-2023-27850 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router, published on 10 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a file sharing mechanism that allows users with access to this feature to access arbitrary files on the device.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27850?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Rax30 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-27850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-27850 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27850 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
- CVE-2025-44658 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2023-1327 Auth bypass in Netgear RAX30 (AX2400)
- CVE-2023-27852 Memory corruption in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
- CVE-2023-27853 Other in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
- CVE-2023-51635 NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7j6-m5pm-5f26.