CVE-2020-10924
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length, stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9643.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE-2025-22457 | Critical | 9.0 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2025-0282 | Critical | 9.0 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2021-20038 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2009-0927 | High | 8.8 | 97% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-20705 | Critical | 10.0 | 80% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-6563 | Critical | 9.8 | 80% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-10924?
No published fix for CVE-2020-10924 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2020-10924 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-10924 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 87.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-10924?
CVE-2020-10924 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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