CVE-2016-6277

Known Exploited Public Exploit

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/.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.30% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory netgear.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384 patch vendor advisory
http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/ broken link mitigation third party advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/ broken link third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6277?
CVE-2016-6277 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6277?
To fix CVE-2016-6277, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6277 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2016-6277 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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