NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildPublished · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2021-11-03CISA due date 2022-05-03
EPSS 0.57468 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2021-11-03 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26919
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwxx-ph2v-87p8
References
More NETGEAR Jgs516pe Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17908 The NSDP protocol implementation on NETGEAR JGS516PE/GS116Ev2 v2.6.0.43 devices was… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-18245 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2020-18226 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-17906 The authentication token required to execute NSDP write requests on NETGEAR… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-17900 The CSRF protection mechanism implemented in the web administration panel on NETGEAR… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-17899 The hashing algorithm implemented for NSDP password authentication on NETGEAR… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-26919 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26919 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cwxx-ph2v-87p8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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