CVE-2016-6277
NETGEAR Multiple Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Dec 14, 2016
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 7, 2016
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 100.0%
- Model date
- Oct 15, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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/.
Sources
http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-6277.yaml
Nuclei TemplatesDeclared conditions
- network: http($.protocol_keys)
- verification: regex,status($.matchers[*].type)
modules/exploits/linux/http/netgear_r7000_cgibin_exec.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Linux($.exploit_linux/http/netgear_r7000_cgibin_exec.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_linux/http/netgear_r7000_cgibin_exec.check)
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