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Netgear JGS516PE Devices Missing Function Level Access Control Vulnerability
CVE-2020-26919 · NETGEAR JGS516PE Devices · Published 2020-10-09
How bad would it be?
9.8 out of 10
CVSS rates it critical: about as damaging as flaws get.
How likely is it to be used?
57%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, among the top 1% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Is it already being used?
Yes
CISA has seen it exploited in real attacks. For US government agencies the fix is deadline passed 1641 days ago (2022-05-03).
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Netgear JGS516PE devices contain a missing function level access control vulnerability.
What the flaw is
NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.
From the NVD.
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