CVE-2016-5679
cgi-bin/cgi_main in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.6 through 3.0.0 and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sn parameter to the transfer_license command.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
cgi-bin/cgi_main in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.6 through 3.0.0 and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sn parameter to the transfer_license command.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.12% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 5 August 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- nuuo/nvrmini 2 · netgear/readynas surveillance
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 11.9% on 21 September 2026 to 14.1% on 26 October 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://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856152Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92318
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40200/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856152Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92318
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40200/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.