What is CVE-2020-10924?

CVE-2020-10924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-10924?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-10924 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Netgear R6700

CVE-2020-10924

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authenticat…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.668 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear R6700 — versions V1.0.4.84_10.0.58

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-704/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10924?: CVE-2020-10924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-10924?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-10924 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.