CVE-2020-35801 (GCVE-0-2020-35801)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-29 23:38 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisor… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technica… | x_refsource_MISC |
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