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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-26919

Netgear JGS516PE Devices Missing Function Level Access Control Vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · NETGEAR JGS516PE Devices

Patch now

CVE-2020-26919 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm NETGEAR JGS516PE Devices against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
57.47%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe netgear/jgs516pe firmware · vendor NETGEAR JGS516PE Devices

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

Are you affected?

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  • cpe netgear/jgs516pe firmwareversion unspecified
  • vendor NETGEAR JGS516PE Devicesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-26919

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-26919 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm NETGEAR JGS516PE Devices against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 57.47%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 9, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

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

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

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

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-26919

    Netgear JGS516PE devices contain a missing function level access control vulnerability.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-26919

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-26919

    30-day exploitation probability 57.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-26919

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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-26919

    Netgear JGS516PE devices contain a missing function level access control vulnerability.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.