What is CVE-2020-27872?

CVE-2020-27872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Ac2100, 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 Ac2100

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: 0.009 (55.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Ac2100
Netgear Ac2100_firmware
Netgear Ac2400
Netgear Ac2400_firmware
Netgear Ac2600
Netgear Ac2600_firmware
Netgear R6020
Netgear R6020_firmware
Netgear R6080
Netgear R6080_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-642
CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27872?: CVE-2020-27872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Ac2100, 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.