CVE-2016-10178
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "...
CVE-2016-10178 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dlink Dwr-932b Firmware, published January 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.51%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh" command.
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
9.8
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh" command.
- Record
CVE-2016-10178- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh" command.
- Record
CVE-2016-10178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1365 No score
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh" command.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1365- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjh8-q2f2-rvgj
9.8
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "...
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh" command.
- Record
GHSA-jjh8-q2f2-rvgj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |