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CVE-2016-10174

97
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10174 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router, specifically within the hidden_lang_avi parameter when accessing /apply.cgi?/lang_check.html. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 and is actively exploited in the wild, with readily available exploit modules in Metasploit and ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage indicate significant attention to this severe security risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr1010v2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr3300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
83.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Mar 25, 2022
Metasploit: NETGEAR WNR2000v5 (Un)authenticated hidden_lang_avi Stack Buffer Overflow · Dec 20, 2016
ExploitDB: EDB-41719 · Mar 24, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8345 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
kb.netgear.com / 000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
ExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
raw.githubusercontent.com / pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40949
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/41719
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/95867
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry