CVE-2020-35219

critical

Description

The ASUS DSL-N17U modem with firmware 1.1.0.2 allows attackers to access the admin interface by changing the admin password without authentication via a POST request to Advanced_System_Content.asp with the uiViewTools_username=admin&uiViewTools_Password= and uiViewTools_PasswordConfirm= substrings.

References

https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Modem-LTE-Routers/All-series/DSL-N16/HelpDesk_BIOS/

https://securityforeveryone.com/blog/asus-dsl-n17u-model-cve-2020-35219

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-01-04

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00365