CVE-2019-20756: Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by reflected XSS.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.72% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 53.6% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by reflected XSS. This affects EX7000 before 1.0.0.64, EX6200 before 1.0.3.86, EX6150 before 1.0.0.38, EX6130 before 1.0.0.22, EX6120 before 1.0.0.40, EX6100 before 1.0.2.22, EX6000 before 1.0.0.30, EX3700 before 1.0.0.70, EX3800 before 1.0.0.70, R8300 before 1.0.2.94, R7300DST before 1.0.0.62, R7000P before 1.3.0.20, R6900P before 1.3.0.20, R6400 before 1.0.1.32, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.24, R8500 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.18, and WN2500RPv2 before 1.0.1.52.
- Published
- Apr 16, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 53th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · mitre
- 7.1
- 1.0 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| netgear | ex6120 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6120 |
| netgear | ex7000 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7000_firmware |
| netgear | ex7000 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7000 |
| netgear | ex6200 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6200_firmware |
| netgear | ex6200 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6200 |
| netgear | ex6150 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6150_firmware |
| netgear | ex6150 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6150 |
| netgear | ex6130 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6130_firmware |
| netgear | ex6130 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6130 |
| netgear | ex6120 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6120_firmware |
| netgear | ex6100 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6100_firmware |
| netgear | ex6100 | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6100 |
and 24 more
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersAffected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- netgear ex3700 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.70
- netgear ex3800 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.70
- netgear ex6000 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.30
- netgear ex6100 firmwarebefore 1.0.2.22
- netgear ex6120 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.40
- netgear ex6130 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.22
- netgear ex6150 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.38
- netgear ex6200 firmwarebefore 1.0.3.86
- netgear ex7000 firmwarebefore 1.0.0.64
- netgear r6300 firmwarebefore 1.0.4.24
- netgear r6400 firmwarebefore 1.0.1.32
- netgear r6900p firmwarebefore 1.3.0.20
- netgear r7000p firmwarebefore 1.3.0.20
- netgear r7300dst firmwarebefore 1.0.0.62
- netgear r8300 firmwarebefore 1.0.2.94
- netgear r8500 firmwarebefore 1.0.2.94
- netgear wn2500rp firmwarebefore 1.0.1.52
- netgear wndr3400 firmwarebefore 1.0.1.18
Same product
netgear: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-45525Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a buffer overflow by an authenticated user.35Monitor
- CVE-2016-10864NETGEAR EX7000 V1.0.0.42_1.0.94 devices allow XSS via the SSID.20Monitor
- CVE-2020-26918Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS.19Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2020-26917Oct 9, 2020 · Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS.19Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-20-242 · Apr 17, 2020(Netgear Router Zafiyeti)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.