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TI-2016-05377 Aliases CVE-2016-6277GHSA-pxpc-qfm6-wwp4

NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta, R6700 before…

Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

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/.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-07CISA due date 2022-09-07
EPSS 0.99803 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6220_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.0.22VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d6220:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.0.56VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.4.6_10.1.12VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.1.18VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.1.14VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6220_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0.22 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d6220:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0.56 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.4.6_10.1.12 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.1.18 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.1.14VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.7.2_1.1.93VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7100lg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.0.28VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7100lg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7300dst_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.0.46VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7300dst:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.1.8VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.3.26VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.1.14 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.7.2_1.1.93 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7100lg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0.28 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7100lg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7300dst_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0.46 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7300dst:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.1.8 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.3.26 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2022-03-07 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6277
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxpc-qfm6-wwp4

References

  • TI-2017-03537 An issue was discovered on NETGEAR R8500, R8300, R7000, R6400, R7300, R7100LG, R6300v2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-16567 Netgear D6220 with Firmware Version 1.0.0.80, D8500 with Firmware Version 1.0.3.60, R6700… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-10624 Buffer overflow in NETGEAR R6700v3 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-13978 Stack-based buffer overflow in NETGEAR R6400v2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-16116 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-20725 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources