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CVE-2019-20653

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% 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 WAC505 before 8.0.6.4 and WAC510 before 8.0.6.4.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Wac505 Firmware: before 8.0.6.4 — fixed in 8.0.6.4
• NETGEAR Wac510 Firmware: before 8.0.6.4 — fixed in 8.0.6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR Wac505 Firmware 8.0.6.4; NETGEAR Wac510 Firmware 8.0.6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000061488/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-WAC505-and-WAC510-PSV-2019-0083
• https://kb.netgear.com/000061488/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-WAC505-and-WAC510-PSV-2019-0083

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