What is the severity of CVE-2020-26919?

CVE-2020-26919 has a CVSS Base Score of 9.8/10 and is classified as Critical severity. It is important to assess the risk based on your specific environment.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26919?

Remediation typically involves updating the affected software products to the latest patched version. Refer to the 'Affected Products' and 'Remediation' sections on this page for specific mitigation steps and vendor advisories.

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Critical Risk Active Exploitation

CVE-2020-26919

NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.

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Confirmed Active Exploitation

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA KEV Catalog. Federal agencies are mandated to patch immediately. Immediate remediation is required.

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Critical Priority

94.13%

The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)

7-Day Exploitation Trend

Vulnerability Timeline

2 events

Oct 9, 2020

Vulnerability Disclosed

Published to component-level vulnerability database.

Oct 22, 2025

Last Updated

Record updated with new analysis or tags.

Threat Actor Attribution

PREMIUM INTEL

Associated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28

Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat

IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes

Remediation & Mitigation

SOLUTION

Official patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.

# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name

Affected Products

2 Total

netgear/jgs516pe_firmwareAll Versions

netgear/jgs516pe-

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000062334/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-JGS516PE-PSV-2020-0377Netgear

Vendor Advisory

https://kb.netgear.com/000062334/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-JGS516PE-PSV-2020-0377Netgear

Vendor Advisory

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-26919CISA

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Vulnerability Details

CVSS Base Score

9.8/ 10

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published Date

Oct 9, 2020

Last Modified

Oct 22, 2025

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