CVE-2020-26919
· published 2020-10-09
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2021-11-03).
- CISA's name for it: Netgear JGS516PE Devices Missing Function Level Access Control Vulnerability
- CISA's description: Netgear JGS516PE devices contain a missing function level access control vulnerability.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by MITRE via the CVE Program.
NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs516pe_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by MITRE (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-Other
Sources
References the source lists
- https://kb.netgear.com/000062334/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-JGS516PE-PSV-2020-0377
- https://kb.netgear.com/000062334/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-JGS516PE-PSV-2020-0377
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-26919
Source dates: published 2020-10-09, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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