What is CVE-2020-17409?

CVE-2020-17409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Multiple Routers, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-17409?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear Multiple Routers

CVE-2020-17409

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR R6120, R6080, R6260, R6220, R6020, JNR3210, and WNR2020 routers with firmware 1.0.66. Authentication is not require…

EPSS: 0.003 (53.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Netgear Multiple Routers — versions 1.0.66

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1176/ (x_refsource_MISC)
kb.netgear.com/000062304/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Ro… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17409?: CVE-2020-17409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Multiple Routers, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-17409?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.