CVE-2020-27301
A stack buffer overflow in Realtek RTL8710 (and other Ameba-based devices) can lead to remote...
A stack buffer overflow in Realtek RTL8710 (and other Ameba-based devices) can lead to remote code execution via the "AES_UnWRAP" function, when an attacker in Wi-Fi range sends a crafted "Encrypted GTK" value as part of the WPA2 4-way-handshake.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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
A stack buffer overflow in Realtek RTL8710 (and other Ameba-based devices) can lead to remote code execution via the "AES_UnWRAP" function, when an attacker in Wi-Fi range sends a crafted "Encrypted GTK" value as part of the WPA2 4-way-handshake.
- Record
CVE-2020-27301- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.7 High
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A stack buffer overflow in Realtek RTL8710 (and other Ameba-based devices) can lead to remote code execution via the "AES_UnWRAP" function, when an attacker in Wi-Fi range sends a crafted "Encrypted GTK" value as part of the WPA2 4-way-handshake.
- Record
CVE-2020-27301- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-19814 No score
A stack buffer overflow in Realtek RTL8710 (and other Ameba-based devices) can lead to remote code execution via the "AES_UnWRAP" function, when an attacker in Wi-Fi range sends a crafted "Encrypted GTK" value as part of the WPA2 4-way-handshake.
- Record
EUVD-2020-19814- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvw2-928h-x7m8 No score
A stack buffer overflow in Realtek RTL8710 (and other Ameba-based devices) can lead to remote...
A stack buffer overflow in Realtek RTL8710 (and other Ameba-based devices) can lead to remote code execution via the "AES_UnWRAP" function, when an attacker in Wi-Fi range sends a crafted "Encrypted GTK" value as part of the WPA2 4-way-handshake.
- Record
GHSA-wvw2-928h-x7m8- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | chertoGUN/CVE-2020-27301-hostapd | 2022-04-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-27301 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Realtek Rtl8195a Firmware, published June 4, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.