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TI-2016-08251 Aliases CVE-2016-10175GHSA-ghhf-xp94-4ggw

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the…

Priority HIGH 78CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.65541 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.0.34VulnerableNETGEAR
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr2000v5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onNETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.0.34 Vulnerable ·NETGEAR
  • cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr2000v5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·NETGEAR

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10175
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ghhf-xp94-4ggw

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

  • TI-2016-08250 The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow in the hidden_lang_avi parameter… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08252 The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20706 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20705 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20745 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by server-side injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18243 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a stack-based buffer overflow by an… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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