CVE•Published 2017-01-30•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-10175Netgear · Wnr2000v5_firmware
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
—
Description
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.
Timeline
Published 2017-01-30
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-10175Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Wnr2000v5 Firmware"Hosts Shodan identified as running Wnr2000v5 Firmware.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-10175Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-10175Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-10175Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-10175GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-10175" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.