What is CVE-2020-35801?

CVE-2020-35801 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs116e. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2020-12-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-35801?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs116e

CVE-2020-35801

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.

Published 2020-12-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.000

Affected products

References

kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Som… (Vendor Advisory)
research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in… (Not Applicable)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35801?: CVE-2020-35801 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs116e. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2020-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-35801?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.