Is CVE-2020-26919 exploitable?

Yes — CVE-2020-26919 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it is confirmed exploited in the wild.

Is CVE-2020-26919 a false positive?

No practitioners have marked CVE-2020-26919 a false positive so far (2 verdicts).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-26919?

Practitioners have shared remediation steps for CVE-2020-26919 — see the remediation notes on this page.

CVE-2020-26919

is CVE-2020-26919real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 57.2%CISA KEV

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

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

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Published Oct 9, 2020

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 2) — CVSS base score 9.8

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Field notes & remediation

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Field note · Yuki TanakaCurated
Netgear JGS516PE Devices Missing Function Level Access Control Vulnerability — Netgear JGS516PE devices contain a missing function level access control vulnerability. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~57%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Remediation · Hanna BergCurated
Required action for NETGEAR JGS516PE Devices: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.