{"id":"CVE-2017-6334","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6334","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:10:10.350Z","title":"NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability","description":"dnslookup.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 host_name field of an HTTP POST request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6077.","published":"2017-03-06T02:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:22:10.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["netgear/dgn2200 series firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.7264,"percentile":0.99441,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-25","dueDate":"2022-04-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6334"},"exploits":{"count":3,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-02-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42257,"kind":"exploit","title":"Netgear DGN2200 - 'dnslookup.cgi' Command Injection (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42257","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/cgi/remote/42257.rb","file":"exploits/cgi/remote/42257.rb","published":"2017-06-26","added":"2017-06-26","updated":"2017-06-26","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"cgi","port":80,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-6334"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/4fdd77f19aefd02368a237a1d22f2b58c4fa496f/modules/exploits/linux/http/netgear_dnslookup_cmd_exec.rb"},{"edbId":41472,"kind":"exploit","title":"Netgear DGN2200v1/v2/v3/v4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41472","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/41472.html","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/41472.html","published":"2017-02-28","added":"2017-02-28","updated":"2017-02-28","author":"SivertPL","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-6334","CVE-2017-6366"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":41459,"kind":"exploit","title":"Netgear DGN2200v1/v2/v3/v4 - 'dnslookup.cgi' Remote Command Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41459","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/41459.py","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/41459.py","published":"2017-02-25","added":"2017-02-27","updated":"2017-06-26","author":"SivertPL","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-6334"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). 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