CVE-2020-15634
MEDIUMNETGEAR R6700 Firmware < 1.0.4.98 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via String Table File Upload
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-935/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.netgear.com/000062126/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-R6700v3-PSV-2020-0189
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0139
EPSS Percentile
68.6%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-134
Status
published
Products (1)
netgear/r6700_firmware
< 1.0.4.98
Published
Aug 20, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026