CVE-2020-35221

HIGH

NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 - Inadequate Encryption Strength in NSDP Password Authentication

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0047

EPSS Percentile 36.8%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-326

Status published

Products (2)

netgear/gs116e_firmware 2.6.0.43

netgear/jgs516pe_firmware 2.6.0.43

Published Mar 10, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026