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CVE-2019-20706

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects R7800 before 1.0.2.60 and XR500 before 2.3.2.32.

Affected products

• NETGEAR R7800 Firmware: before 1.0.2.60 — fixed in 1.0.2.60
• NETGEAR Xr500 Firmware: before 2.3.2.32 — fixed in 2.3.2.32

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR R7800 Firmware 1.0.2.60; NETGEAR Xr500 Firmware 2.3.2.32. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000061223/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-R7800-and-XR500-PSV-2018-0354
• https://kb.netgear.com/000061223/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-R7800-and-XR500-PSV-2018-0354

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