CVE-2020-35779
Description
A denial of service vulnerability in NETGEAR NMS300 before 1.6.0.27 allows remote attackers to cause a crash.
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A denial of service vulnerability in NETGEAR NMS300 before 1.6.0.27 allows remote attackers to cause a crash.
Vulnerability
A denial of service vulnerability exists in NETGEAR NMS300 devices running firmware versions prior to 1.6.0.27 [1]. The specific nature of the vulnerability is not detailed in the advisory, but it can be triggered remotely.
Exploitation
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network, though the attack complexity is high according to the CVSS vector [1]. No user interaction is required.
Impact
Successful exploitation leads to a denial of service condition, impacting availability (high) and potentially low confidentiality impact [1]. The scope is changed, indicating the vulnerable component impacts resources beyond its security scope.
Mitigation
NETGEAR has released firmware version 1.6.0.27 to fix this vulnerability [1]. Users should upgrade to this version or later as soon as possible. No workarounds are mentioned.
AI Insight generated on May 26, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
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