CVE-2016-1524

Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11...

9.6 CriticalPublic exploit

Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by using (1) fileUpload.do or (2) lib-1.0/external/flash/fileUpload.do to upload a JSP file, and then accessing it via a direct request for a /null URI.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

94.1%Up 44.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.6

Record: CVE-2016-1524
CVSS 3.0: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 8.3 HighAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-1524
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-2619 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-2619
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmmq-22w7-cvf3 9.6

Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11...

Record: GHSA-wmmq-22w7-cvf3
CVSS 3.0: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

netgear prosafe network management software 300

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Netgear NMS300 ProSafe Network Management System - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2016-02-04
Metasploit	NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System 300 Authenticated File Download	2016-02-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1524 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Netgear Prosafe Network Management Software 300, published February 13, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.