CVE-2020-27873

moderate-risk

Published 2021-02-04

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR R7450 1.2.0.62_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SOAP API endpoint, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper access control. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-11559.

Do I need to act?

0.33% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.5/10 Medium

ADJACENT_NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (19)

Ac2100 Firmware

Ac2400 Firmware

Ac2600 Firmware

R6700 Firmware

R6800 Firmware

R6900 Firmware

R7200 Firmware

R7350 Firmware

R7400 Firmware

R7450 Firmware

R6220 Firmware

R6230 Firmware

R6260 Firmware

R6330 Firmware

R6350 Firmware

R6850 Firmware

R6120 Firmware

R6020 Firmware

R6080 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Netgear

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://kb.netgear.com/000062641/Security-Advisory-for-Password-Recovery-Vulnera...

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-072/

Vendor Advisory https://kb.netgear.com/000062641/Security-Advisory-for-Password-Recovery-Vulnera...

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-072/

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moderate-risk

Severity 21/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 19/34 · Moderate