Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This affects Cisco Small Business RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W routers. An attacker who already has administrator access to the web management interface could execute arbitrary commands on the device, potentially taking full control of routing, VPN, and traffic-handling functions.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority legacy network-device risk. It may not be remotely exploitable by unauthenticated attackers, but a compromised admin account could turn an affected router into a control point for business traffic.
Technical view
The vulnerability is in the routers' web-based management interface. CVSS 3.0 is 7.2, with network access, low complexity, no user interaction, and high privileges required. Successful exploitation can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The source bundle identifies CWE-119 and Cisco RV130W firmware as an affected product entry.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where these older Cisco small business routers remain deployed and their management interface is reachable by administrators, remote management, VPN users, or compromised privileged accounts.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires authenticated administrative privileges, but impact is severe because arbitrary command execution can compromise the router once those privileges exist.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Cisco advisory metadata in the bundle. Do not infer unauthenticated exploitation or active exploitation. Focus validation on device presence, management-plane exposure, firmware state, and privileged account integrity.
Mitigation direction
- Review Cisco's advisory for fixed firmware, workarounds, and product lifecycle notes.
- Restrict management interface access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Disable unnecessary remote administration paths where business operations allow.
- Audit and reduce administrative accounts on affected routers.
- Use strong unique administrator credentials and rotate exposed credentials.
Validation and detection
- Inventory RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W routers in use.
- Record exact firmware versions and compare them with Cisco guidance.
- Confirm whether web management is reachable from WAN, VPN, or untrusted networks.
- Review administrative login history and configuration changes for anomalies.
- Verify only authorized administrators have management access.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.25.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 20200617 Cisco Small Business RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W Series Routers Management Interface VulnerabilitiesCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
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Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.