Netgear Nighthawk WiFi6 Router prior 1.0.10.94 File Sharing access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Netgear Nighthawk WiFi6 Router. The affected element is an unknown function of the component File Sharing. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-27850. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component File Sharing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 03/10/2023. The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-27850 since 03/06/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 1.0.10.94 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31585). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Partially
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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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-2023-27850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222756
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2023 22:08
Updated: 11/25/2025 04:59
Changes: 03/10/2023 22:08 (40), 03/10/2023 22:10 (1), 04/04/2023 08:03 (11), 11/25/2025 04:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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