High severity8.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-35801

Description

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.

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Affected products

NETGEAR/devicesdescription
Netgear/JGS516PEllm-fuzzy
Range: <2.6.0.48
Netgear/JGS524Ev2llm-fuzzy
Range: <2.6.0.48
Netgear/JGS524PEllm-fuzzy
Range: <2.6.0.48
Netgear/GS116Ev2llm-fuzzy
Range: <2.6.0.48

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References

kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0376nvdVendor Advisory
research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/nvdNot Applicable

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