CVE-2020-14078
TRENDnet TEW-827DRU devices through 2.06B04 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssi...
TRENDnet TEW-827DRU devices through 2.06B04 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssi binary. The overflow allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code by POSTing to apply.cgi via the action wifi_captive_portal_login with a sufficiently long REMOTE_ADDR key.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
TRENDnet TEW-827DRU devices through 2.06B04 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssi binary. The overflow allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code by POSTing to apply.cgi via the action wifi_captive_portal_login with a sufficiently long REMOTE_ADDR key.
- Record
CVE-2020-14078- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
TRENDnet TEW-827DRU devices through 2.06B04 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssi binary. The overflow allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code by POSTing to apply.cgi via the action wifi_captive_portal_login with a sufficiently long REMOTE_ADDR key.
- Record
CVE-2020-14078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6237 No score
TRENDnet TEW-827DRU devices through 2.06B04 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssi binary. The overflow allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code by POSTing to apply.cgi via the action wifi_captive_portal_login with a sufficiently long REMOTE_ADDR key.
- Record
EUVD-2020-6237- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phh5-3hr5-wpcq No score
TRENDnet TEW-827DRU devices through 2.06B04 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssi...
TRENDnet TEW-827DRU devices through 2.06B04 contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssi binary. The overflow allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code by POSTing to apply.cgi via the action wifi_captive_portal_login with a sufficiently long REMOTE_ADDR key.
- Record
GHSA-phh5-3hr5-wpcq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-14078 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Trendnet Tew-827dru Firmware, published June 15, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.78%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.