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CVE-2016-10176

Published: Jan 30, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
77.4%
Top 0.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the apply.cgi URL on the web server of the device. This special URL is handled by the embedded web server (uhttpd) and processed accordingly. The web server also contains another URL, apply_noauth.cgi, that allows an unauthenticated user to perform sensitive actions on the device. This functionality can be exploited to change the router settings (such as the answers to the password-recovery questions) and achieve remote code execution.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

wnr2000v5 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
n/an/a
netgearcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka net gear

Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability
kb.netgear.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
seclists.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 30, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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