CVE-2020-26919: Netgear JGS516PE Devices Missing Function Level Access Control Vulnerability
CVE-2020-26919 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03
Netgear JGS516PE devices are vulnerable to a lack of access control at the function level. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute administrative functions on the device.
Yes. CVE-2020-26919 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2020-26919?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
Netgear JGS516PE firmware before 2.6.0.43.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-26919?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2020-26919 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-26919?
Check whether you run NETGEAR Jgs516pe Devices. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Netgear JGS516PE firmware before 2.6.0.43
Timeline
2020-10-09: disclosed: NVD Published Date
2021-11-03: kev added: Date added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2021-11-03: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry