Description
Some end of service NETGEAR products provide "TelnetEnable" functionality, which allows a magic packet to activate telnet service on the box.
Published: 2026-01-30
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Telnet activation allowing privileged access
Action: Patch Immediately
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History

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unintended Telnet Activation via Magic Packet on End‑of‑Life NETGEAR Devices

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netgear
Netgear eos Products
Vendors & Products Netgear
Netgear eos Products

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Description Some end of service NETGEAR products provide "TelnetEnable" functionality, which allows a magic packet to activate telnet service on the box.
Weaknesses CWE-1242
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Netgear Eos Products
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-30T17:59:45.410Z

Reserved: 2026-01-26T05:24:46.172Z

Link: CVE-2026-24714

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-30T17:59:36.107Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-01-30T05:16:33.093

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2026-24714

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T01:15:05Z

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