CVE-2017-6334
Actively exploited. CVE-2017-6334 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2017-6334 is indexed in Metasploit and Exploit-DB. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands
CSIRTS triage
- What
- dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands.
- Who is affected
- Users of NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation status.
- Action
- Update the firmware of NETGEAR DGN2200 devices.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2017-6334 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2017-6334: NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-25
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