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CVE-2020-26918


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects EX7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6250 before 1.0.4.34, R6400 before 1.0.1.46, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.66, R6700v3 before 1.0.2.66, R7100LG before 1.0.0.50, R7300DST before 1.0.0.70, R7900 before 1.0.3.8, R8300 before 1.0.2.128, and R8500 before 1.0.2.128.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.1, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 20 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 17 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-10-09T07:15:17.543

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:20:29.643

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear ex7000_firmware < 1.0.1.78 Yes
Hardware netgear ex7000 - No
Operating System netgear r6250_firmware < 1.0.4.34 Yes
Hardware netgear r6250 - No
Operating System netgear r6400_firmware < 1.0.1.46 Yes
Hardware netgear r6400 - No
Operating System netgear r6400v2_firmware < 1.0.2.66 Yes
Hardware netgear r6400v2 - No
Operating System netgear r6700v3_firmware < 1.0.2.66 Yes
Hardware netgear r6700v3 - No
Operating System netgear r7100lg_firmware < 1.0.0.50 Yes
Hardware netgear r7100lg - No
Operating System netgear r7300dst_firmware < 1.0.0.70 Yes
Hardware netgear r7300dst - No
Operating System netgear r7900_firmware < 1.0.3.8 Yes
Hardware netgear r7900 - No
Operating System netgear r8300_firmware < 1.0.2.128 Yes
Hardware netgear r8300 - No
Operating System netgear r8500_firmware < 1.0.2.128 Yes
Hardware netgear r8500 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.