Is CVE-2020-11770 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-11770 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-11770 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-11770 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-11770?

CVE-2020-11770 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2020-11770

CWE-77Published: April 15, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects D6220 before 1.0.0.52, D6400 before 1.0.0.86, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.53, D8500 before 1.0.3.44, R6220 before 1.1.0.80, R6250 before 1.0.4.34, R6260 before 1.1.0.64, R6400 before 1.0.1.46, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.66, R6700 before 1.0.2.6, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.36, R6700v3 before 1.0.2.66, R6800 before 1.2.0.36, R6900 before 1.0.2.4, R6900P before 1.3.1.64, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.36, R7000 before 1.0.9.42, R7000P before 1.3.1.64, R7100LG before 1.0.0.50, R7300DST before 1.0.0.70, R7800 before 1.0.2.60, R7900 before 1.0.3.8, R7900P before 1.4.1.30, R8000 before 1.0.4.28, R8000P before 1.4.1.30, R8300 before 1.0.2.128, R8500 before 1.0.2.128, R8900 before 1.0.4.12, R9000 before 1.0.4.12, and XR500 before 2.3.2.32.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-11770 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.