CVE-2016-10175 describes a critical vulnerability in the NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router where the device leaks its serial number via the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number, when combined with CVE-2016-10176, allows an attacker to obtain administrator credentials by resetting password recovery questions. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry for remote code execution, indicating a high potential for exploitation. The vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its severity and widespread awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.0.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000v5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.