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CVE-2016-6277: NETGEAR Multiple Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2016-6277
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
NETGEAR confirmed multiple routers allow unauthenticated web pages to pass form input directly to the command-line interface, permitting remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: NETGEARRemote code execution
What
NETGEAR confirmed multiple routers allow unauthenticated web pages to pass form input directly to the command-line interface, permitting remote code execution.
Who is affected
Owners of affected NETGEAR routers that have not been patched.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is critical due to confirmed exploitation.
Action
Update the firmware of the affected NETGEAR routers.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-07
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6277

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2016-6277coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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