Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.012.001 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or set a new password via shell metacharacters to the goform/setSysAdm page.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-35713 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 32.70%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 93.61% | 32.70% | -60.91% |
| 2 | 2026-03-28 | 92.75% | 93.61% | +0.86% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 92.75% | — |
Full EPSS history (33 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linksys | re6500_firmware | < 1.0.012.001 | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:re6500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugcrowd.com/disclosures/72d7246b-f77f-4f7f-9bd1-fdc35663cc92/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-working-across-multiple-fw-versions | Third Party Advisory |
| https://downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/ExternalReleaseNotes_RE6500_1.0.012.001.txt | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://resolverblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/linksys-re6500-unauthenticated-rce-full.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |