Is CVE-2020-35799 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-35799 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-35799 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-35799 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-35799?

CVE-2020-35799 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-35799

CWE-787Published: December 30, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.76, D6000 before 1.0.0.78, D6200 before 1.1.00.32, D7000 before 1.0.1.68, D7800 before 1.0.1.56, DM200 before 1.0.0.61, EX2700 before 1.0.1.52, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.76, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.76, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.74, EX6400 before 1.0.2.140, EX7300 before 1.0.2.140, EX8000 before 1.0.1.186, JR6150 before 1.0.1.18, PR2000 before 1.0.0.28, R6020 before 1.0.0.38, R6050 before 1.0.1.18, R6080 before 1.0.0.38, R6120 before 1.0.0.46, R6220 before 1.1.0.80, R6230 before 1.1.0.80, R6260 before 1.1.0.40, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.36, R6800 before 1.2.0.36, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.36, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.40, R7800 before 1.0.2.62, R8900 before 1.0.4.12, R9000 before 1.0.4.12, RBK20 before 2.3.0.28, RBR20 before 2.3.0.28, RBS20 before 2.3.0.28, RBK40 before 2.3.0.28, RBR40 before 2.3.0.28, RBS40 before 2.3.0.28, RBK50 before 2.3.0.32, RBR50 before 2.3.0.32, RBS50 before 2.3.0.32, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.34, WN3000RPv2 before 1.0.0.78, WN3000RPv2 before 1.0.0.78, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.78, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.66, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.70, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.62, XR450 before 2.3.2.32, and XR500 before 2.3.2.32.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-35799 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.