CVE-2016-10175
mediumpriority · attend · 72EPSS 0.655 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5–9.8
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-40949Netgear WNR2000v5 - Remote Code ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerabilitycnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867cnnvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txtcnnvd
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerabilityenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867enisa_euvd
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txtenisa_euvd
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