CVE-2020-27861
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 12
Latest updateMay 24
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Orbi 2.5.1.16 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UA_Parser utility. A crafted Host Name option in a DHCP request can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-11076.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages40 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-jwqc-9f7p-v456: This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Orbi 2↗2022-05-24
CVEList▶
CVE-2020-27861: This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR Orbi 2↗2021-02-11