CVE-2016-4824
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) implementation on Corega CG-WLR300GNV and CG-WLR300GNV-W devices...
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) implementation on Corega CG-WLR300GNV and CG-WLR300GNV-W devices does not restrict the number of PIN authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain network access via a brute-force attack.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) implementation on Corega CG-WLR300GNV and CG-WLR300GNV-W devices does not restrict the number of PIN authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain network access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-4824- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) implementation on Corega CG-WLR300GNV and CG-WLR300GNV-W devices does not restrict the number of PIN authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain network access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2016-4824- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5806 No score
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) implementation on Corega CG-WLR300GNV and CG-WLR300GNV-W devices does not restrict the number of PIN authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain network access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5806- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c28q-c5r3-37pq
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) implementation on Corega CG-WLR300GNV and CG-WLR300GNV-W devices...
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) implementation on Corega CG-WLR300GNV and CG-WLR300GNV-W devices does not restrict the number of PIN authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain network access via a brute-force attack.
- Record
GHSA-c28q-c5r3-37pq- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Corega Cg-wlr300gnv-w Firmware, published June 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.