CVE-2016-6277
NETGEAR Multiple Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 7 September 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta, R6700 before 1.0.1.14.Beta, R6900, R7000 before 1.0.7.6.Beta, R7100LG before 1.0.0.28.Beta, R7300DST before 1.0.0.46.Beta, R7900 before 1.0.1.8.Beta, R8000 before 1.0.3.26.Beta, D6220, D6400, D7000, and possibly other routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the path info to cgi-bin/.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.80% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 December 2016
- CISA KEV
- Listed 7 March 2022 · due 7 September 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- netgear/d6220 firmware · netgear/d6400 firmware · netgear/r6250 firmware · netgear/r6400 firmware · netgear/r6700 firmware · netgear/r6900 firmware · netgear/r7000 firmware · netgear/r7100lg firmware · netgear/r7300dst firmware · netgear/r7900 firmware · netgear/r8000 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 99.8% 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-2016-6277
Public exploits (2)
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/000036386/CVE-2016-582384Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/Broken Link, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/Broken Link, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.