CVE-2019-20681 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting multiple NETGEAR router models, including the D6200, D7000, and various R-series devices, before specific firmware versions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain full control over the device with low attack complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.1.00.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.68CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jr6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.0.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:pr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6050_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.