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CVE-2023-38096

80
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-38096 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System, specifically within the MyHandlerInterceptor class. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to completely bypass the authentication mechanism due to improper implementation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability without any user interaction or prior authentication. Its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score further emphasize its significant exploitability and potential impact. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for arbitrary file upload, indicating readily available exploit code. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a lack of public awareness regarding this critical flaw.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.7.0.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netgear:prosafe_network_management_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
81.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System 300 Arbitrary File Upload · Feb 4, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8155 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kb.netgear.com / 000065707/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-ProSAFE-Network-Management-System-PSV-2023-0024-PSV-2023-0025
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-920
Third Party Advisory