RCE in Linksys Re6500

CVE-2020-35713

Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or set a new password via shell metacharacters to the goform/setSysAdm page.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.329 (98.3th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-35713: held from 0.327 to 0.329.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.327 · newest: 0.329 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35713?
CVE-2020-35713 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linksys Re6500, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-35713?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-35713 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.