Is CVE-2023-38097 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38097 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38097?

CVE-2023-38097 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38097?

CVE-2023-38097 has an EPSS score of 2.11% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38097?

Upgrade prosafe network management system to 1.7.0.20 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38097

HIGHEPSS 80th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-749

How to fix

Remediation Available

prosafe network management systemNVD

Affected:< 1.7.0.20Fixed in:1.7.0.20CVE-2023-38097derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.netgear.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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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.