CVE-2020-26927 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.4 Published 9 Oct 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass authentication on various NETGEAR routers to gain unauthorized access to the device interface.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-26927?

CVE-2020-26927 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Netgear D6200 Firmware, published on 9 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6050 before 1.0.1.26, JR6150 before 1.0.1.26, R6120 before 1.0.0.66, R6220 before 1.1.0.100, R6260 before 1.1.0.66, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6800 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, AC2100 before 1.2.0.62, AC2400 before 1.2.0.62, AC2600 before 1.2.0.62, R7450 before 1.2.0.62, and WNR2020 before 1.1.0.62.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26927?

It affects 17 products.

Products include Netgear Ac2100 Firmware, Netgear Ac2400 Firmware, Netgear Ac2600 Firmware, Netgear D6200 Firmware, Netgear D7000 Firmware, Netgear Jr6150 Firmware and 11 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-26927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-26927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D6200 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-242m-6j37-xqc6.