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TI-2020-14628 Aliases CVE-2020-23648GHSA-5v74-qfg6-c824

Asus RT-N12E 2.0.0.39 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability.

Priority HIGH 72CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Asus RT-N12E 2.0.0.39 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability. Through system.asp / start_apply.htm, an attacker can change the administrator password without any authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0139 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n12e_firmware:2.0.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0.39VulnerableASUS
cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-n12e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onASUS
  • cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n12e_firmware:2.0.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0.39 Vulnerable ·ASUS
  • cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-n12e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·ASUS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23648
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5v74-qfg6-c824

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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