CVE-2016-10175
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the ...
CVE-2016-10175 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Netgear Wnr2000v5 Firmware, published January 30, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-10175- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-10175- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1362 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1362- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ghhf-xp94-4ggw
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ghhf-xp94-4ggw- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Netgear WNR2000v5 - Remote Code Execution | 2016-12-21 |
| Metasploit | NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Administrator Password Recovery | 2016-12-20 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/95867
kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability
exploit-db.com/exploits/40949
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10175
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghhf-xp94-4ggw