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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-35784 · published 30 December 2020

CVE-2020-35784: Netgear jgs516pe firmware vulnerability

Netgear · Jgs516pe Firmware

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. This affects JGS516PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, and GS116Ev2 before 2.6.0.48.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.85% · top 43.4%
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
0.85%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. This affects JGS516PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, and GS116Ev2 before 2.6.0.48.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://kb.netgear.com/000062638/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus- Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000062638/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus- Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-35784), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.