CVE-2020-35783

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. This...

6.5 Medium

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. This affects JGS516PE before 2.6.0.48, GS116Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, JGS524Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, and JGS524PE before 2.6.0.48. The NSDP protocol version allows unauthenticated remote attackers to obtain all the switch configuration parameters by sending the corresponding read requests.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.58%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2020-35783
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-23438 6.5

Record: EUVD-2020-23438
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xph-6v8f-88rf No score

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. This...

Record: GHSA-8xph-6v8f-88rf
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2020-35783
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-35783 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Netgear Gs116e Firmware, published December 29, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.