# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w7j6-m5pm-5f26

## 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 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27850?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-44658/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1327](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1327/): Auth bypass in Netgear RAX30 (AX2400) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27852/): Memory corruption in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27853/): Other in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51635/): NETGEAR RAX30 fing_dil Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27850 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27850/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27850/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27850
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27850
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27850

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27850/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.