Actively exploited · Published Oct 9, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-26919
Critical 9.8 Exploited
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in JGS516PE Devices from NETGEAR. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 57.5% (higher than 99.1% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)57.5%top 0.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Nov 3, 2021
Attack tooling1Nuclei
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.
Official description
NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.