CVE-2020-10923

high-risk
Published 2020-07-28

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000. A crafted UPnP message can be used to bypass authentication. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9642.

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50.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 50% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
ADJACENT_NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Netgear

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-703/
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-703/
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high-risk
Severity 27/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal