CVE-2017-6862

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 26, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorWNR2000 FirmwareWNR2000v5WNR2000v4

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 46%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score45.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 45.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 99% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Multiple NETGEAR devices contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for authentication bypass and remote code execution.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Jun 8, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 22, 2022
1587 days overdue

Description

NETGEAR WNR2000v3 devices before 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 devices before 1.0.0.66, and WNR2000v5 devices before 1.0.0.42 allow authentication bypass and remote code execution via a buffer overflow that uses a parameter in the administration webapp. The NETGEAR ID is PSV-2016-0261.

Affected

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

v < 1.0.0.42v < 1.0.0.66v < 1.1.2.14
netgear-wnr2000 (same device)
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5
https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdf
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6862

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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