CVE-2020-35224

6.5 mediumEPSS 0.7%

Medium (6.5) in netgear. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the NSDP protocol authentication method on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices allows remote unauthenticated attackers to force a device reboot.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium

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

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 52% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-120
Published: 2021-03-10
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

netgear:gs116e_firmware
netgear:jgs516pe_firmware

References

https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/
https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/

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