What is CVE-2020-15416?

CVE-2020-15416 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-2020-15416?

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

Is CVE-2020-15416 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Netgear R6700

CVE-2020-15416

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…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.163 (95.0th 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-20-712/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15416?: CVE-2020-15416 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-2020-15416?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15416 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.