Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
NETGEAR WAC510 access points running firmware before 5.0.10.2 may disclose sensitive information. The available scoring indicates meaningful confidentiality and integrity impact, but exploitation requires adjacent network access and high privileges, reducing broad internet-scale urgency.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate infrastructure hygiene issue. Patch affected WAC510 devices during the next maintenance window, faster if management networks are broadly reachable or the devices support sensitive locations.
Technical view
CVE-2019-20744 affects NETGEAR WAC510 devices before firmware 5.0.10.2. CVSS 3.0 score is 6.1 with AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N and high confidentiality and integrity impact. The source bundle does not provide protocol, endpoint, or data-type details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations still operating NETGEAR WAC510 devices below firmware 5.0.10.2. Risk is highest where administrative or wireless management networks are reachable by many internal users or poorly segmented adjacent networks.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs adjacent network position and high privileges, so this is more likely an insider, compromised admin-path, or poorly segmented network risk.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The public bundle confirms product, affected version threshold, CVSS vector, and vendor advisory, but not the vulnerable component, disclosed information, or exploit mechanics. Avoid assuming broader NETGEAR product impact without additional vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade NETGEAR WAC510 firmware to 5.0.10.2 or later per vendor guidance.
- Restrict device management access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Review NETGEAR advisory for any model-specific operational instructions.
- Retire or isolate devices that cannot be updated promptly.
Validation and detection
- Inventory NETGEAR WAC510 access points and record current firmware versions.
- Confirm no WAC510 device is running firmware earlier than 5.0.10.2.
- Verify management interfaces are reachable only from authorized administrative segments.
- Check logs for unusual privileged access to affected devices.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N0.95.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kb.netgear.com/000060979/Security-Advisory-for-Sensitive-Information-Disclosure-on-WAC510-PSV-2018-0625CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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