Netgear vulnerabilities8 known to be exploited.

Vendor8 known exploited
The short answer

Netgear has 1,290 published vulnerabilities across 1,104 products in our catalogue. 8 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, so criminals are using them now. The most affected product is R7800 Firmware, with 245. If you run Netgear software, patch the exploited flaws first.

See the exploited flaws

The most recent Netgear flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-5521, on 8 September 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Products

Which Netgear products have the most vulnerabilities?

R7800 Firmware leads with 245 published vulnerabilities. Open a product to see its versions and which of its flaws criminals are already using.

Known exploited

Which Netgear vulnerabilities are being exploited?

8 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.1
    CVE-2017-5521HighKnown exploited
    NETGEAR Multiple Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

    Multiple NETGEAR devices are prone to admin password disclosure via simple crafted requests to the web management server.

    Chance of use89%Known exploited since8 Sep 2022
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2017-6862CriticalKnown exploited
    NETGEAR Multiple Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    Multiple NETGEAR devices contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows for authentication bypass and remote code execution.

    Chance of use46%Known exploited since8 Jun 2022
  3. 9.8
    CVE-2016-1555CriticalKnown exploited
    NETGEAR Multiple WAP Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

    Multiple NETGEAR Wireless Access Point devices allows unauthenticated web pages to pass form input directly to the command-line interface.

    Chance of use98%Known exploited since25 Mar 2022
  4. 9.8
    CVE-2016-10174CriticalKnown exploited
    NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

    The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow which can be exploited to achieve remote code execution.

    Chance of use83%Known exploited since25 Mar 2022
  5. 8.8
    CVE-2017-6334HighKnown exploited
    NETGEAR DGN2200 Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability

    dnslookup.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands

    Chance of use73%Known exploited since25 Mar 2022
  6. 9.8
    CVE-2017-6077CriticalKnown exploited
    NETGEAR DGN2200 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    NETGEAR DGN2200 wireless routers contain a vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

    Chance of use69%Known exploited since7 Mar 2022
  7. 8.8
    CVE-2016-6277HighKnown exploited
    NETGEAR Multiple Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    NETGEAR confirmed multiple routers allow unauthenticated web pages to pass form input directly to the command-line interface, permitting remote code execution.

    Chance of use>99%Known exploited since7 Mar 2022
  8. 9.8
    CVE-2020-26919CriticalKnown exploited
    Netgear JGS516PE Devices Missing Function Level Access Control Vulnerability

    Netgear JGS516PE devices contain a missing function level access control vulnerability.

    Chance of use57%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Netgear flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. >99%
    CVE-2016-6277HighKnown exploited

    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,...

    CVSS8.8Published14 Dec 2016
  2. 98%
    CVE-2016-1555CriticalKnown exploited

    (1) boardData102.php, (2) boardData103.php, (3) boardDataJP.php, (4) boardDataNA.php, and (5) boardDataWW.php in Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 and WN802Tv2, WNAP210v2, WNAP320, WNDAP350, WNDAP360, and WNDAP660 before...

    CVSS9.8Published21 Apr 2017
  3. 95%

    __debugging_center_utils___.php in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.5 through 3.0.0, NUUO NVRsolo 1.7.5 through 3.0.0, and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.1 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via...

    CVSS9.8Published31 Aug 2016
  4. 94%

    Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by using (1) fileUpload.do or (2)...

    CVSS9.6Published13 Feb 2016
  5. 89%
    CVE-2017-5521HighKnown exploited

    An issue was discovered on NETGEAR R8500, R8300, R7000, R6400, R7300, R7100LG, R6300v2, WNDR3400v3, WNR3500Lv2, R6250, R6700, R6900, and R8000 devices.

    CVSS8.1Published17 Jan 2017
  6. 87%

    This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers.

    CVSS8.8Published28 Jul 2020
  7. 85%

    This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers.

    CVSS8.8Published28 Jul 2020
  8. 83%
    CVE-2016-10174CriticalKnown exploited

    The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow in the hidden_lang_avi parameter when invoking the URL /apply.cgi?/lang_check.html.

    CVSS9.8Published30 Jan 2017
  9. 77%

    The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the apply.cgi URL on the web server of the device.

    CVSS9.8Published30 Jan 2017
  10. 75%

    Directory traversal vulnerability in data/config/image.do in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a ..

    CVSS8.6Published13 Feb 2016
Every product

All Netgear products we track.

528 products, most vulnerabilities first. Find the ones you run, then open a product to see its versions and exploited flaws.

This directory lists the 528 Netgear products with at least one tracked version, of 1,104 in our catalogue.

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Our catalogue lists 1,290 published vulnerabilities across 1,104 products and 2,632 versions from Netgear. The most recent Netgear flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-5521, on 8 September 2022.

8 Netgear vulnerabilities are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2017-5521, CVE-2017-6862 and CVE-2016-1555. The full list is on this page.

R7800 Firmware, with 245 published vulnerabilities. Its own page lists the ones known to be exploited.

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