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CVE-2019-20650

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by denial of service. This affects R8900 before 1.0.5.2, R9000 before 1.0.5.2, XR500 before 2.3.2.56, and XR700 before 1.0.1.20.

Affected products

• NETGEAR R8900 Firmware: before 1.0.5.2 — fixed in 1.0.5.2
• NETGEAR R9000 Firmware: before 1.0.5.2 — fixed in 1.0.5.2
• NETGEAR Xr500 Firmware: before 2.3.2.56 — fixed in 2.3.2.56
• NETGEAR Xr700 Firmware: before 1.0.1.20 — fixed in 1.0.1.20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR R8900 Firmware 1.0.5.2; NETGEAR R9000 Firmware 1.0.5.2; NETGEAR Xr500 Firmware 2.3.2.56; NETGEAR Xr700 Firmware 1.0.1.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000061492/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0197
• https://kb.netgear.com/000061492/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2019-0197

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