CVE-2016-10174

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 30, 2017 at 04:24 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC
56 products affected across 1 vendorD7800 FirmwareR7500 FirmwareWNDR4300 Firmware

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 83%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score83.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 83.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 25, 2022
Remediation Due
Apr 15, 2022
1655 days overdue

Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow in the hidden_lang_avi parameter when invoking the URL /apply.cgi?/lang_check.html. This buffer overflow can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
netgear-d6100 (same device)
All versions
netgear-d7000 (same device)
All versions
netgear-d7800 (same device)
All versions
netgear-jnr1010v2 (same device)
All versions
netgear-jnr3300 (same device)
All versions
netgear-jwnr2010v5 (same device)
All versions
netgear-r2000 (same device)
All versions
netgear-r6100 (same device)
All versions
netgear-r6220 (same device)
All versions
netgear-r7500 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867
x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICALCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120

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