CVE-2016-6277NETGEAR 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…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 7, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Sep 7, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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/.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-352
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 7, 2022; federal remediation due Sep 7, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 99.80% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
netgear d6220_firmware netgear:d6220_firmware | through 1.0.0.22 | NVD |
netgear d6400_firmware netgear:d6400_firmware | through 1.0.0.56 | NVD |
netgear r6250_firmware netgear:r6250_firmware | through 1.0.4.6_10.1.12 | NVD |
netgear r6400_firmware netgear:r6400_firmware | through 1.0.1.18 | NVD |
netgear r6700_firmware netgear:r6700_firmware | through 1.0.1.14 | NVD |
netgear r6900_firmware netgear:r6900_firmware | through 1.0.1.14 | NVD |
netgear r7000_firmware netgear:r7000_firmware | through 1.0.7.2_1.1.93 | NVD |
netgear r7100lg_firmware netgear:r7100lg_firmware | through 1.0.0.28 | NVD |
netgear r7300dst_firmware netgear:r7300dst_firmware | through 1.0.0.46 | NVD |
netgear r7900_firmware netgear:r7900_firmware | through 1.0.1.8 | NVD |
netgear r8000_firmware netgear:r8000_firmware | through 1.0.3.26 | NVD |
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384x-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/x-refsource-misc, broken-link, mitigation, third-party-advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/x-refsource-misc, broken-link, exploit, third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277us-government-resource
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