What is CVE-2020-5641?

CVE-2020-5641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs108ev3, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-5641?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

CSRF in NETGEAR Gs108ev3

CVE-2020-5641

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in GS108Ev3 firmware version 2.06.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators and the product's settings may be changed without the user's intention or consent via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2020-11-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR Gs108ev3
NETGEAR Gs108ev3 Firmware
NETGEAR Japan G.k. Gs108ev3 — versions Firmware version 2.06.10 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

kb.netgear.com/000062496/GS108Ev3-Firmware-Version-2-06-14 (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27806339/index.html (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5641?: CVE-2020-5641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Gs108ev3, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-11-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-5641?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.