{"id":"CVE-2020-10923","aliases":["EUVD-2020-3329","GHSA-p845-8rw7-6wm9"],"status":"published","title":"This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected...","description":"This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000. A crafted UPnP message can be used to bypass authentication. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. 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A crafted UPnP message can be used to bypass authentication. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9642.","status":"published","published":"2020-07-28T17:10:35Z","modified":"2024-08-04T11:14:15Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:07:48.471313Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-p845-8rw7-6wm9","title":"This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected...","description":"This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000. A crafted UPnP message can be used to bypass authentication. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9642.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:24:22Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:03:58Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:26.555782Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-10923","description":"This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000. A crafted UPnP message can be used to bypass authentication. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. 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