CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-10927

8.8 HIGH Published 2020-07-28 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-07-28
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
8.3 HIGH — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-327

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the encryption of firmware update images. The issue results from the use of an inappropriate encryption algorithm. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9649.

Affected configurations

• netgear r6700 firmware 1.0.4.84 10.0.58

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm weakness

References