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    CVE-2016-6277

    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/.

    Published:Dec 14, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 21, 2026
    EPS:Dec 14, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.94328
    CVSS Score:8.8

    CISA Notification

    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/.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Sep 7, 2022
    1465 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 7, 2022
    1649 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    D6220
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    D6220 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    D6400
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    D6400 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6250
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6250 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6400
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6400 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6700
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6700 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6900
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R6900 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7000
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7000 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7100lg
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7100lg Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7300dst
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7300dst Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7900
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R7900 Firmware
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R8000
    Vendor
    Netgear
    Product
    R8000 Firmware

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889

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    References

    http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819
    http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
    https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/
    https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384
    http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819
    http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
    https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/
    https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High