What is CVE-2020-35228?

CVE-2020-35228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs116e, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-35228?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in NETGEAR Gs116e

CVE-2020-35228

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administration web panel on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the language parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR Gs116e — versions v2
NETGEAR Gs116e Firmware — versions 2.6.0.43
NETGEAR Jgs516pe
NETGEAR Jgs516pe Firmware — versions 2.6.0.43

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35228?: CVE-2020-35228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs116e, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-35228?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.