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CVE-2019-20655

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects XR500 before 2.3.2.56 and XR700 before 1.0.1.20.

Affected products

• 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 Xr500 Firmware 2.3.2.56; NETGEAR Xr700 Firmware 1.0.1.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000061484/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-XR500-and-XR700-PSV-2019-0026
• https://kb.netgear.com/000061484/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-XR500-and-XR700-PSV-2019-0026

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