CVE-2017-6077
NETGEAR DGN2200 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
ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ping_IPAddr field of an HTTP POST request.
- 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
- 68.71% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 February 2017
- CISA KEV
- Listed 7 March 2022 · due 7 September 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- netgear/dgn2200 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 68.7% since 27 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-2017-6077
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.securityfocus.com/bid/96408Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41394/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96408Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41394/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6077US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.