VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-10923

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability84.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-07-28
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-305

Primary references