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CVE-2019-20680

8.0 · HIGH

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.

Published Apr 15, 2020CWE-77EPSS 0.80%

Overview

CVE-2019-20680 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 15, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects D7000v2 before 1.0.0.53, R6220 before 1.1.0.80, R6260 before 1.1.0.64, R6700 before 1.0.2.6, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.36, R6800 before 1.2.0.36, R6900 before 1.0.2.4, R6900P before 1.3.1.64, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.36, R7000 before 1.0.9.60, R7000P before 1.3.1.64, R7800 before 1.0.2.60, R7900 before 1.0.3.8, R7900P before 1.4.1.30, R8000 before 1.0.4.46, R8000P before 1.4.1.30, R8300 before 1.0.2.128, R8500 before 1.0.2.128, R8900 before 1.0.4.12, R9000 before 1.0.4.12, and XR500 before 2.3.2.32.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refkb.netgear.com/000061459/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2018-0388Refkb.netgear.com/000061459/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-and-Gateways-PSV-2018-0388

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20680?

CVE-2019-20680 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 15, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2019-20680?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-20680?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-20680?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2019-20680 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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