CVE-2016-10176
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the...
CVE-2016-10176 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 77.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
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 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.
- Record
CVE-2016-10176- 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-10176- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1363 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1363- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqfp-vjxq-57m3
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pqfp-vjxq-57m3- 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-20
- 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-2016-10176
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqfp-vjxq-57m3