High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-38097
CVE-2023-38097
Description
NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System BkreProcessThread Exposed Dangerous Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.
The specific flaw exists within the BkreProcessThread class. The issue results from an exposed dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19719.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:netgear:prosafe_network_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netgear:prosafe_network_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.7.0.20
- (no CPE)
- Range: 1.7.0.12 (Win64)
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