Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-35782
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. 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. The TFTP firmware update mechanism does not properly implement firmware validations, allowing remote attackers to write arbitrary data to internal memory.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 65.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.1
CVSS v2 Score 7.8
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000062636/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0378
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/
- https://kb.netgear.com/000062636/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0378
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/
Products affected by CVE-2020-35782
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cpe:2.3:h:netgear:gs116e:v2
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cpe:2.3:h:netgear:jgs516pe:-
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cpe:2.3:h:netgear:jgs524e:v2
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cpe:2.3:h:netgear:jgs524pe:-
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cpe:2.3:o:netgear:gs116e_firmware:2.6.0.35
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cpe:2.3:o:netgear:gs116e_firmware:2.6.0.43
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cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs516pe_firmware:-
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cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs516pe_firmware:2.6.0.35
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cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs516pe_firmware:2.6.0.43
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cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs524e_firmware:2.6.0.35
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cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs524pe_firmware:2.6.0.35