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CVE-2020-11549 (GCVE-0-2020-11549)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-18 15:47 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:35
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Summary
An issue was discovered on NETGEAR Orbi Tri-Band Business WiFi Add-on Satellite (SRS60) AC3000 V2.5.1.106, Outdoor Satellite (RBS50Y) V2.5.1.106, and Pro Tri-Band Business WiFi Router (SRR60) AC3000 V2.5.1.106. The root account has the same password as the Web-admin component. Thus, by exploiting CVE-2020-11551, it is possible to achieve remote code execution with root privileges on the embedded Linux system.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
CWE
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