Is CVE-2020-15636 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-15636 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-15636?

CVE-2020-15636 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-15636?

CVE-2020-15636 has an EPSS score of 8.54% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15636?

Upgrade r6700 firmware to 1.0.4.98 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15636

CRITICALEPSS 94th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR R6400, R6700, R7000, R7850, R7900, R8000, RS400, and XR300 routers with firmware 1.0.4.84_10.0.58. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the check_ra service. A crafted raePolicyVersion in a RAE_Policy.json file can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9852.

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

r6700 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 1.0.4.98Fixed in:1.0.4.98CVE-2020-15636derived 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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

8.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.netgear.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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CVE-2009-0927	High	8.8	97%	KEV	Fix
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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.