CVE-2020-27861 HIGH

CVE-2020-27861

Vendor Netgear
Product Orbi
Weakness CWE-78
Published February 11, 2021
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 11, 2021 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated