CVE-2016-6277

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: December 14, 2016 Modified: October 22, 2025
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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/.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

17 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.3%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2022-09-07

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352 CWE-352

Affected Vendors

netgear

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