CVE-2026-73673
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Description
Netis NC63 router firmware V3.0.0.3327 contains an unauthenticated firmware update vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to submit unsigned firmware images by exploiting a missing authentication enforcement flaw in the Boa web server and netis.cgi CGI dispatcher. Attackers can send a multipart POST request to /cgi-bin/upload_fw.cgi without a valid session cookie, bypassing authentication because Boa grants access to any path containing '.cgi' regardless of cookie validation, and netis.cgi reads but does not enforce the authentication state before invoking the firmware update handler, which accepts images validated only by a forgeable additive checksum and static product strings rather than a cryptographic signature, potentially enabling persistent router compromise.
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"id": "CVE-2026-73673",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-08-14T13:19:09.573",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T15:10:00.190",
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"value": "El firmware V3.0.0.3327 del router Netis NC63 contiene una vulnerabilidad de actualización de firmware no autenticada que permite a atacantes no autenticados enviar imágenes de firmware no firmadas explotando una falla de aplicación de autenticación faltante en el servidor web Boa y el despachador CGI netis.cgi. Los atacantes pueden enviar una solicitud POST multipart a /cgi-bin/upload_fw.cgi sin una cookie de sesión válida, eludiendo la autenticación porque Boa otorga acceso a cualquier ruta que contenga ’.cgi’ independientemente de la validación de la cookie, y netis.cgi lee pero no aplica el estado de autenticación antes de invocar el gestor de actualización de firmware, que acepta imágenes validadas solo por una suma de verificación aditiva falsificable y cadenas de producto estáticas en lugar de una firma criptográfica, lo que podría permitir el compromiso persistente del router."
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"vendor": "Netis Systems Co., Ltd.",
"product": "Netis NC63 Wireless AC1200 Router",
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"url": "https://github.com/ozcanpng/CVE-2026-73673",
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