Vulnerability in NETGEAR Rbs50y
CVE-2020-11549
An issue was discovered on NETGEAR Orbi Tri-Band Business WiFi Add-on Satellite (SRS60) AC3000 V2.5.1.106, Outdoor Satellite (RBS50Y) V2.5.1.106, and Pro Tri-Band Business WiFi Router (SRR60) AC3000 V2.5.1.106. The root account has the same password as the Web-admin component. Thus, by exploiting CVE-2020-11551, it is possible to achieve remote code execution with root privileges on the embedded Linux system.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NETGEAR Rbs50y
- NETGEAR Rbs50y Firmware — versions 2.5.1.106
- NETGEAR Srr60
- NETGEAR Srr60 Firmware — versions 2.5.1.106
- NETGEAR Srs60
- NETGEAR Srs60 Firmware — versions 2.5.1.106
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.modzero.com/advisories/MZ-20-02-Netgear-Orbi-Pro-Security.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.modzero.com/modlog/archives/2020/05/18/how_netgear_meshed_up_wifi_for_busin… (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/modzero/MZ-20-02-NETGEAR-Orbi-Security (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11549?
- CVE-2020-11549 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Rbs50y, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11549?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11549 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.