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CVE-2020-35833· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS.

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.56, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.46, R7800 before 1.0.2.68, R8900 before 1.0.4.28, R9000 before 1.0.4.28, RAX120 before 1.0.0.78, RBK20 before 2.3.5.26, RBR20 before 2.3.5.26, RBS20 before 2.3.5.26, RBK40 before 2.3.5.30, RBR40 before 2.3.5.30, RBS40 before 2.3.5.30, RBK50 before 2.3.5.30, RBR50 before 2.3.5.30, RBS50 before 2.3.5.30, XR500 before 2.3.2.56, and XR700 before 1.0.1.10.

MediumCVSS 4.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 29, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 44th percentile
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Action score

19

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
19 / 40 · 4.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
4.8
CNA · mitre
6.1
1.3 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
netgeard7800 firmware
netgeard7800
netgearr7500v2 firmware
netgearr7500v2
netgearr7800 firmware
netgearr7800
netgearr8900 firmware
netgearr8900
netgearr9000 firmware
netgearr9000
netgearrax120 firmware
netgearrax120

and 22 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • netgear d7800 firmwarebefore 1.0.1.56
  • netgear r7500v2 firmwarebefore 1.0.3.46
  • netgear r7800 firmwarebefore 1.0.2.68
  • netgear r8900 firmwarebefore 1.0.4.28
  • netgear r9000 firmwarebefore 1.0.4.28
  • netgear rax120 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.78
  • netgear rbk20 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.26
  • netgear rbk40 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.30
  • netgear rbk50 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.30
  • netgear rbr20 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.26
  • netgear rbr40 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.30
  • netgear rbr50 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.30
  • netgear rbs20 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.26
  • netgear rbs40 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.30
  • netgear rbs50 firmwarebefore 2.3.5.30
  • netgear xr500 firmwarebefore 2.3.2.56
  • netgear xr700 firmwarebefore 1.0.1.10

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    40Plan
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    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-45658Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by server-side injection.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-38529Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2018-21153Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an unauthenticated attacker.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2018-21161Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • Administrator privileges are required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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