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CVE-2015-8263

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8263 describes a vulnerability in NETGEAR WNR1000v3 routers running firmware 1.0.2.68, where the device uses a predictable, static source port for all DNS queries. This design flaw significantly simplifies DNS spoofing attacks by remote attackers. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on integrity (spoofing). While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.2.68CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000v3_firmware:1.0.2.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr1000v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.6HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0183 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

kb.cert.org / vuls/id/403568
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/78873