What is CVE-2020-10923?

CVE-2020-10923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-10923?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-10923 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Netgear R6700

CVE-2020-10923

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 with…

EPSS: 0.602 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Netgear R6700 — versions V1.0.4.84_10.0.58

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-305 — Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-703/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10923?: CVE-2020-10923 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-10923?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10923 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.