ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote…
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-78.
Summary
ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ping_IPAddr field of an HTTP POST request.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-07CISA due date 2022-09-07
EPSS 0.68712 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2022-03-07 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6077
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjrc-qggq-2w49
References
Exploit 1
More NETGEAR Dgn2200 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-04910 Netgear DGN2200 and DGND3700 disclose the administrator password CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16116 Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by lack of access control at the function level. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2019-12970 Certain NETGEAR devices allow unauthenticated access to critical .cgi and .htm pages via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-37767 A vulnerability in the Netgear DGN2200 router with firmware version v1.0.0.46 and earlier… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-04186 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in NETGEAR DGN2200 routers with firmware… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-18229 NETGEAR DGN2200v1 devices before v1.0.0.60 mishandle HTTPd authentication (aka… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-6077 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6077 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjrc-qggq-2w49 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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