CVE-2020-15498

low-risk
Published 2020-08-26

An issue was discovered on ASUS RT-AC1900P routers before 3.0.0.4.385_20253. The router accepts an arbitrary server certificate for a firmware update. The culprit is the --no-check-certificate option passed to wget tool used to download firmware update files.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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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
5
CVSS 5.9/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Rt-Ac1900P Firmware

Affected Vendors

Asus

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories...
Third Party Advisory https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal