CVE-2020-35224: NETGEAR GS116E Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the NSDP protocol authentication method on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices allows remote unauthenticated attackers to force a device reboot.

Affected products

• NETGEAR GS116E Firmware: version 2.6.0.43 only
• NETGEAR JGS516PE Firmware: version 2.6.0.43 only

Published 2021-03-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.