CVE-2020-35229 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can reuse authentication tokens to gain administrative privileges on NETGEAR switches, enabling full device control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-35229?
CVE-2020-35229 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The authentication token required to execute NSDP write requests on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices is not properly invalidated and can be reused until a new token is generated, which allows attackers (with access to network traffic) to effectively gain administrative privileges.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35229?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netgear Gs116e Firmware, Netgear Jgs516pe Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-35229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2020-35229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcp9-f3w5-gqqw.