CVE•Published 2017-01-30•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2016-10176Netgear · 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

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the apply.cgi URL on the web server of the device. This special URL is handled by the embedded web server (uhttpd) and processed accordingly. The web server also contains another URL, apply_noauth.cgi, that allows an unauthenticated user to perform sensitive actions on the device. This functionality can be exploited to change the router settings (such as the answers to the password-recovery questions) and achieve remote code execution.

Timeline

Published 2017-01-30

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

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-2016-10176

Hosts 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-2016-10176

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-10176