Is CVE-2020-15498 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-15498 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-15498?

CVE-2020-15498 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-15498?

CVE-2020-15498 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15498?

Upgrade rt-ac1900p firmware to 3.0.0.4.385.20253 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15498

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered on ASUS RT-AC1900P routers before 3.0.0.4.385_20253. The router accepts an arbitrary server certificate for a firmware update. The culprit is the --no-check-certificate option passed to wget tool used to download firmware update files.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

rt-ac1900p firmwareNVD

Affected:< 3.0.0.4.385.20253Fixed in:3.0.0.4.385.20253CVE-2020-15498derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

trustwave.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0601	High	8.1	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-3555	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26923	High	8.8	83%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27823	Critical	9.8	53%	-	-
CVE-2022-42979	High	8.8	24%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.