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CVE-2020-35801

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-30 · updated 2026-06-17

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

• NETGEAR Gs116E Firmware: before 2.6.0.48 — fixed in 2.6.0.48
• NETGEAR Jgs516Pe Firmware: before 2.6.0.48 — fixed in 2.6.0.48
• NETGEAR Jgs524E Firmware: before 2.6.0.48 — fixed in 2.6.0.48
• NETGEAR Jgs524Pe Firmware: before 2.6.0.48 — fixed in 2.6.0.48

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Gs116E Firmware 2.6.0.48; NETGEAR Jgs516Pe Firmware 2.6.0.48; NETGEAR Jgs524E Firmware 2.6.0.48; NETGEAR Jgs524Pe Firmware 2.6.0.48. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0376
• https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/
• https://kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0376
• https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/

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