VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-10881

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability9.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-25
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link Archer A7 Firmware Ver: 190726 AC1750 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of DNS responses. A crafted DNS message can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length, stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the root user. Was ZDI-CAN-9660.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-121
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references