CVE-2020-35716
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 26, 2020 at 12:46 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:14 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorRE6500 FirmwareRe6500
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.0.012.001
Affected range stops below 1.0.012.001, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
linksys-re6500 (same device)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugcrowd.com/disclosures/72d7246b-f77f-4f7f-9bd1-fdc35663cc92/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-working-across-multiple-fw-versionsx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/ExternalReleaseNotes_RE6500_1.0.012.001.txtx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://resolverblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-full.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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