CVE-2023-3331

Authenticated file deletion via USB-storage path traversal

Published Jun 28, 2023 · Updated Dec 4, 2024

Directory traversal in all versions of listed NEC Aterm routers allows remote authenticated users to delete specific files over the local network. The USB-storage file-deletion path fails to confine a supplied pathname to its intended directory, but NEC has not disclosed the affected handler. Exposure requires router or bridge mode with USB storage attached and normally LAN-side access; WAN reachability exists only when explicitly enabled.

CVSS severity2.6
Low
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Directory traversal in all versions of listed NEC Aterm routers allows remote authenticated users to delete specific files over the local network. The USB-storage file-deletion path fails to confine a supplied pathname to its intended directory, but NEC has not disclosed the affected handler. Exposure requires router or bridge mode with USB storage attached and normally LAN-side access; WAN reachability exists only when explicitly enabled.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-3331
Published
Jun 28, 2023
Updated
Dec 4, 2024
Vendor
NEC Corporation
Product
Aterm WR8600N
Classifications
CWE-22, T1070.004
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 28, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=all versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NEC Corporation · Aterm WR8600Nversion=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG2200HPversion=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG1800HP2version=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG1800HPversion=all versions
NEC Corporation · Aterm WR8175Nversion=all versions
NEC Corporation · Aterm WR8750Nversion=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG600HPversion=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG2600HP2version=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG2600HPversion=all versions
NEC Corporation · Aterm WR8370Nversion=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG1400HPversion=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WF300HPversion=all versions
NEC Corporation · Aterm WR8700Nversion=all versions
NEC Corporation · Aterm WR8170Nversion=all versions
NEC Corporation · Aterm WR9300Nversion=all versions
NEC Platforms, Ltd. · Aterm WG300HPversion=all versions
NEC Corporation · Aterm WR9500Nversion=all versions

Published CVSS scores

2.3JPCERT/CC and IPAAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
2.6JPCERT/CC and IPACVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1070.004File Deletion

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