CVE-2020-10923
NETGEAR · published 2020-07-28
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Zero Day Initiative via the CVE Program.
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.
Filed by Zero Day Initiative; not a statement by NETGEAR.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Modified
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NETGEAR | R6700 | V1.0.4.84_10.0.58: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:1.0.4.84_10.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MEDIUM — as published by Zero Day Initiative (Secondary)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0: 8.3 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-703/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-703/
Source dates: published 2020-07-28, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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