CVE-2016-10175
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 65.54% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- netgear/wnr2000v5 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 55.2% on 21 September 2026 to 65.5% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-VulnerabilityPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txtExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-VulnerabilityPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txtExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/
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