CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-15634

6.3 MEDIUM Published 2020-08-20 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-08-20
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.8 MEDIUM — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-134

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 routers with firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of string table file uploads. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the web server. Was ZDI-CAN-9755.

Affected configurations

• netgear r6700 firmware (< 1.0.4.98)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String weakness

References