Re6500 Firmware
CVE-2020-35714
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.11.001 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via goform/systemCommand?command= in conjunction with the goform/pingstart program. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.11.001 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via goform/systemCommand?command= in conjunction with the goform/pingstart program. Affected products include: Linksys Re6500 Firmware. Version information: before 1.0.11.001.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Belkin LINKSYS RE6500 devices before 1.0.11.001 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via goform/systemCommand?command= in conjunction with the goform/pingstart program.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
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