CVE-2020-35716

Public Exploit

Description

Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to cause a persistent denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long /goform/langSwitch langSelectionOnly parameter.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.41% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory linksys.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://resolverblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-full.html	third party advisory exploit
https://downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/ExternalReleaseNotes_RE6500_1.0.012.001.txt	release notes vendor advisory
https://bugcrowd.com/disclosures/72d7246b-f77f-4f7f-9bd1-fdc35663cc92/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-working-across-multiple-fw-versions	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35716?: CVE-2020-35716 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-35716?: To fix CVE-2020-35716, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-35716 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-35716 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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