What is CVE-2020-27872?

CVE-2020-27872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R7450, classified under CWE-642. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2020-27872?

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

Vulnerability in Netgear R7450

CVE-2020-27872

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R7450 1.2.0.62_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within…

EPSS: 0.011 (78.5th 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 R7450 — versions 1.2.0.62_1.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-642

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-071/ (x_refsource_MISC)
kb.netgear.com/000062641/Security-Advisory-for-Password-Recovery-Vulnerabilitie… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27872?: CVE-2020-27872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R7450, classified under CWE-642. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-27872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.