# CVE-2020-23648: Asus RT-N12E 2.0.0.39 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-19 · Updated: 2025-05-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/
- https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e
- https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb

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