CVE-2020-35716
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent...
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long /goform/langSwitch langSelectionOnly parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long /goform/langSwitch langSelectionOnly parameter.
- Record
CVE-2020-35716- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long /goform/langSwitch langSelectionOnly parameter.
- Record
CVE-2020-35716- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-23373 No score
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long /goform/langSwitch langSelectionOnly parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2020-23373- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mr8-rv5h-p6vv No score
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent...
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long /goform/langSwitch langSelectionOnly parameter.
- Record
GHSA-5mr8-rv5h-p6vv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-35716 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Linksys Re6500 Firmware, published December 26, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.99%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
resolverblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-full.html
downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/ExternalReleaseNotes_RE6500_1.0.012.001.txt
bugcrowd.com/disclosures/72d7246b-f77f-4f7f-9bd1-fdc35663cc92/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-working-across-multiple-fw-versions
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35716
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mr8-rv5h-p6vv