CVE-2020-15417

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-121

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 handling of string table file uploads. A crafted gui_region in a string table file can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the web server. Was ZDI-CAN-9756.

Affected products

NETGEAR R6700: 1.0.4.84_10.0.58

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-713/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-713/

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