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CVE-2020-23648

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

Asus RT-N12E 2.0.0.39 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability. Through system.asp / start_apply.htm, an attacker can change the administrator password without any authentication.

Affected products

• ASUS Rt-N12E Firmware: 2.0.0.39

References

• https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb
• https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/
• https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e
• https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb
• https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/
• https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e

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