What is CVE-2020-15635?

CVE-2020-15635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-15635?

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

Is CVE-2020-15635 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Netgear R6700

CVE-2020-15635

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers with firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerabilit…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (57.4th 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 1.0.4.84_10.0.58

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rdomanski/Exploits_

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-936/ (x_refsource_MISC)
kb.netgear.com/000062127/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Buffer-Overfl… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15635?: CVE-2020-15635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6700, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-15635?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15635 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.