# CVE-2016-6277

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/.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2016-6277
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-07; CISA due date 2022-09-07
- EPSS: 99.80% (percentile 100.0)
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB · 1 Metasploit module · 1 Nuclei template (first 2016-12-07)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-352
- Published: 2016-12-14

## Affected

- netgear:d6220_firmware
- netgear:d6400_firmware
- netgear:r6250_firmware
- netgear:r6400_firmware
- netgear:r6700_firmware
- netgear:r6900_firmware
- netgear:r7000_firmware
- netgear:r7100lg_firmware
- netgear:r7300dst_firmware
- netgear:r7900_firmware
- netgear:r8000_firmware

## References

- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/
- [other] http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
- [other] http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
- [advisory] https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819
- [other] https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277

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