Is CVE-2023-38096 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38096 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38096?

CVE-2023-38096 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38096?

CVE-2023-38096 has an EPSS score of 81.55% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38096?

Upgrade prosafe network management system to 1.7.0.20 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38096

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System MyHandlerInterceptor Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the MyHandlerInterceptor class. The issue results from improper implementation of the authentication mechanism. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. . Was ZDI-CAN-19718.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

prosafe network management systemNVD

Affected:< 1.7.0.20Fixed in:1.7.0.20CVE-2023-38096derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

81.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.netgear.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-02-06.