CVE-2020-35225: NETGEAR GS116E Firmware

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The NSDP protocol implementation on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices was not properly validating the length of string parameters sent in write requests, potentially allowing denial of service attacks.

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.