CVE-2016-10174
NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
NETGEAR WNR2000v5 RouterNetwork & edge
CVSS
9.8CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)83.3%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 20 Dec 2016Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 30 Jan 2017, 04:24 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 25 Mar 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 3
- Exploit moduleNETGEAR WNR2000v5 (Un)authenticated hidden_lang_avi Stack Buffer Overflow 20 Dec 2016Metasploit
- Remote exploitNetgear WNR2000v5 - 'hidden_lang_avi' Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit) 24 Mar 2017Exploit-DB
- Remote exploitNetgear WNR2000v5 - Remote Code Execution 21 Dec 2016Exploit-DB
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Description
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 5
- raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txtAdvisoryvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/Exploitvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/Exploitvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10174Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174Referencevia CVE List