Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2020 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2020-10926
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in R6700 from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 handling of firmware updates. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the firmware image prior to performing an upgrade. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9648.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-494 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-706/ x_refsource_MISC