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Public proof of concept

CVE-2023-38829

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-09-11
  • WeaknessCWE-77

Am I affected?

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Description

An issue in NETIS SYSTEMS WF2409E v.3.6.42541 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the ping and traceroute functions of the diagnostic tools component in the admin management interface.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-1119:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · NVD
Netis-systems wf2409e
BranchAffectedFixed in
—= v.3.6.42541no fix published
Netis-systems wf2409e firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.6= 3.6.42541no fix published

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedadhikara13/CVE-2023-38829-NETIS-WF2409EVictorique-123/CVE-2023-38829-NETIS-WF2409E_Report
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

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
2023-09-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2fvf-fg52-pwrv

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38829?

An issue in NETIS SYSTEMS WF2409E v.3.6.42541 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the ping and traceroute functions of the diagnostic tools component in the admin management interface.

Is CVE-2023-38829 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-38829, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38829?

CVE-2023-38829 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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