{"id":"CVE-2020-23648","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-23648","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:21:43.856Z","title":"Asus RT-N12E 2.0.0.39 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability.","description":"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.","published":"2022-10-19T11:15:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:04:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["asus/rt-n12e firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01357,"percentile":0.71471,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/","tags":["Product","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-23648","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}