What is CVE-2020-15634?

CVE-2020-15634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-15634?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear R6700

CVE-2020-15634

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 routers with firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific fl…

EPSS: 0.003 (57.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Netgear R6700 — versions 1.0.4.84_10.0.58

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-935/ (x_refsource_MISC)
kb.netgear.com/000062126/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injec… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15634?: CVE-2020-15634 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-15634?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.