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CVE-2023-0861

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-02-16
  • Fixed in4.7.0.103 · 4.6.0.105 · 4.4.0.118 · 4.3.0.119
  • WeaknessCWE-77 · CWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

NetModule NSRW web administration interface executes an OS command constructed with unsanitized user input. A successful exploit could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This issue affects NSRW: from 4.3.0.0 before 4.3.0.119, from 4.4.0.0 before 4.4.0.118, from 4.6.0.0 before 4.6.0.105, from 4.7.0.0 before 4.7.0.103.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-1609:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-0861?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-0861?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Netmodule netmodule router softwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.7≥ 4.7.0.0, < 4.7.0.1034.7.0.103
4.6≥ 4.6.0.0, < 4.6.0.1054.6.0.105
4.4≥ 4.4.0.0, < 4.4.0.1184.4.0.118
4.3≥ 4.3.0.0, < 4.3.0.1194.3.0.119

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Netmodule netmodule router software to 4.7.0.103 · 4.6.0.105 · 4.4.0.118 · 4.3.0.119

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedseifallahhomrani1/CVE-2023-0861-POC
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-03-18
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.17.2read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score28.7 %read 2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-02-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0861?

NetModule NSRW web administration interface executes an OS command constructed with unsanitized user input. A successful exploit could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges. This issue affects NSRW: from 4.3.0.0 before 4.3.0.119, from 4.4.0.0 before 4.4.0.118, from 4.6.0.0 before 4.6.0.105, from 4.7.0.0 before 4.7.0.103.

Is CVE-2023-0861 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-0861, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-0861?

CVE-2023-0861 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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