# CVE-2017-6862

NETGEAR WNR2000v3 devices before 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 devices before 1.0.0.66, and WNR2000v5 devices before 1.0.0.42 allow authentication bypass and remote code execution via a buffer overflow that uses a parameter in the administration webapp. The NETGEAR ID is PSV-2016-0261.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2017-6862
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-06-08; CISA due date 2022-06-22
- EPSS: 45.75% (percentile 98.8)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-07)
- Weakness: CWE-120
- Published: 2017-05-26

## Affected versions

- NETGEAR All versions prior to WNR2000v3 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 1.0.0.66, WNR2000v5 1.0.0.42: affected NETGEAR All versions prior to WNR2000v3 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 1.0.0.66, WNR2000v5 1.0.0.42

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2016-0261
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740
- [other] https://www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_netgear_wnr2000v5_-_cve-2017-6862.pdf
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6862

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