CVE-2023-1327Public exploit

Administrator takeover via unauthenticated password reset

Published Mar 14, 2023 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Authentication bypass in NETGEAR RAX30 firmware before 1.0.6.74 allows remote attackers to gain administrator access by resetting the password. The unauthenticated password-reset form sends POST requests to /pwd_reset/reset_pwd.cgi, which accepts a new administrator password without verifying a session, serial number, or security-question answers. Network access to the router management interface is sufficient, and a successful reset grants control of settings exposed to the administrator account.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in NETGEAR RAX30 firmware before 1.0.6.74 allows remote attackers to gain administrator access by resetting the password. The unauthenticated password-reset form sends POST requests to /pwd_reset/reset_pwd.cgi, which accepts a new administrator password without verifying a session, serial number, or security-question answers. Network access to the router management interface is sufficient, and a successful reset grants control of settings exposed to the administrator account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-1327
Published
Mar 14, 2023
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
NETGEAR
Product
RAX30
Classifications
CWE-287, T1098
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to version 1.0.6.74

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

NETGEAR · RAX30version=All versions prior to version 1.0.6.74

Published CVSS scores

8.8TenableCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1098Account Manipulation

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