VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-35221

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-03-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The hashing algorithm implemented for NSDP password authentication on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices was found to be insecure, allowing attackers (with access to a network capture) to quickly generate multiple collisions to generate valid passwords, or infer some parts of the original.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-326

Primary references