Vulnerability · Published Dec 29, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-35801
High 8.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects JGS516PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, JGS524PE before 2.6.0.48, and GS116Ev2 before 2.6.0.48. A TFTP server was found to be active by default. It allows remote authenticated users to update the switch firmware.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0376 x_refsource_MISC
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/ x_refsource_MISC