NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior 1.0.10.94 CGI buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router. This impacts an unknown function of the component CGI Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-27852. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (Router Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component CGI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior to V1.0.10.94 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in various CGI mechanisms that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device.

The weakness was presented 03/10/2023. The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-27852 since 03/06/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.10.94 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31587). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nighthawk WiFi6 Router 1.0.10.94

Timelineinfo

03/06/2023 🔍
03/10/2023 +4 days 🔍
03/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/25/2025 +991 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222748
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2023 21:59
Updated: 11/25/2025 04:59
Changes: 03/10/2023 21:59 (40), 04/02/2023 19:56 (11), 11/25/2025 04:59 (16)
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