CVE-2016-1555
NETGEAR Multiple WAP Devices Command Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
(1) boardData102.php, (2) boardData103.php, (3) boardDataJP.php, (4) boardDataNA.php, and (5) boardDataWW.php in Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 and WN802Tv2, WNAP210v2, WNAP320, WNDAP350, WNDAP360, and WNDAP660 before 3.5.5.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 98.29% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 27 November 2018
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- netgear/wnap320 firmware · netgear/wndap350 firmware · netgear/wndap360 firmware · netgear/wndap210v2 firmware · netgear/wn604 firmware · netgear/wndap660 firmware · netgear/wn802tv2 firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 98.3% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1555
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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135956/D-Link-Netgear-FIRMADYNE-Command-Injection-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/112Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.netgear.com/30480/CVE-2016-1555-Notification?cid=wmt_netgear_organicPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45909/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135956/D-Link-Netgear-FIRMADYNE-Command-Injection-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/112Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.netgear.com/30480/CVE-2016-1555-Notification?cid=wmt_netgear_organicPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45909/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-1555US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.