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Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Oct 9, 2020
CVE-2020-26919NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 3, 2021; federal agencies had to remediate by May 3, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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NETGEAR JGS516PE devices before 2.6.0.43 are affected by lack of access control at the function level.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 57.47% (percentile 99)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
netgear jgs516pe_firmware netgear:jgs516pe_firmware | before 2.6.0.43 | NVD |
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000062334/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-JGS516PE-PSV-2020-0377x-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-26919us-government-resource
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