Netgear EX6200 1.0.3.94 acosNvramConfig_set wla_temp_ssid buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Netgear EX6200 1.0.3.94. Affected is the function acosNvramConfig_set. Executing a manipulation of the argument wla_temp_ssid can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-38926. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear EX6200 1.0.3.94. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function acosNvramConfig_set. The manipulation of the argument wla_temp_ssid 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 EX6200 v1.0.3.94 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the wla_temp_ssid parameter at acosNvramConfig_set.

The weakness was released 08/08/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-38926 since 07/25/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/20/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-42686). 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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07/25/2023 🔍
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01/20/2026 +896 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-38926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236356
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2023 08:15
Updated: 01/20/2026 18:14
Changes: 08/08/2023 08:15 (39), 09/01/2023 06:29 (11), 01/20/2026 18:14 (16)
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