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Wac720 FirmwareOperating system · Netgear

CVE-2020-26924

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-10-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.9.1.13 or later.
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70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by disclosure of sensitive information. This affects WAC720 before 3.9.1.13 and WAC730 before 3.9.1.13.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Information disclosure vulnerability in NETGEAR WAC720 and WAC730 wireless access points running firmware versions prior to 3.9.1.13 allows unauthorized access to sensitive data.

MitigationUpdate NETGEAR WAC720 and WAC730 devices to firmware version 3.9.1.13 or later to remediate the sensitive information disclosure vulnerability.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Wac720 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.9.1.13
Wac730 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.9.1.13

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model
    Access the device web interface or CLI and locate the model number on the status or dashboard page
    Affected if Device model is WAC720 or WAC730
  2. Locate the firmware version display
    In the device web GUI, check the main status page or Administration > Firmware Update section; alternatively, use the CLI command to display version information
    Affected if A firmware version number is displayed on the device
  3. Compare firmware version to affected range
    Note the installed firmware version number and compare it against 3.9.1.13 - check if the installed version is lower (older) than 3.9.1.13
    Affected if Firmware version is lower than 3.9.1.13 (for example, 3.9.1.12, 3.8.5.0, etc.)
  4. Verify the information disclosure condition
    Confirm that unauthorized access to sensitive data is possible - this is the vulnerability condition inherent to unpatched firmware versions below 3.9.1.13
    Affected if The device runs any firmware version below 3.9.1.13, making it vulnerable to the information disclosure flaw

A user is affected if they have a NETGEAR WAC720 or WAC730 device running firmware version lower than 3.9.1.13.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.9.1.13 or later
Fixed in 3.9.1.13
Interim mitigation

Update NETGEAR WAC720 and WAC730 devices to firmware version 3.9.1.13 or later to remediate the sensitive information disclosure vulnerability.

Fix this in Wac720 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,040
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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