CVE-2016-10174 [Exploited] | Netgear D6100 FIRMWARE RCE

CVE-2016-10174 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 91.07%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2022-03-25) affecting NETGEAR / WNR2000v5 Router. a weakness (CWE-120) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +1.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
41719	exploit_db	edb	2017-03-24	Exploit-DB ↗
40949	exploit_db	edb	2016-12-21	Exploit-DB ↗
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41719

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2017-03-24

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40949

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2016-12-21

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#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-10	89.77%	91.07%	+1.30%
2	2026-03-03	89.86%	89.77%	-0.09%
3	2026-02-18	—	89.86%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-04-10

89.77%

91.07%

+1.30%

2026-03-03

89.86%

89.77%

-0.09%

2026-02-18

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89.86%

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
10.0	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	10.0	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

5.9

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

10.0

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10174

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
netgear	d6100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	d7000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7000_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	d7800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7800_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	jnr1010v2_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr1010v2_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	jnr3300_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr3300_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	jwnr2010v5_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jwnr2010v5_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	r2000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r2000_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	r6100_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	r6220_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6220_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	r7500_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	r7500v2_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500v2_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wndr3700v4_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3700v4_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wndr3800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3800_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wndr4300_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4300_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wndr4300v2_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4300v2_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wndr4500v3_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4500v3_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wndr4700_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4700_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr1000v2_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000v2_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr1000v4_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000v4_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr2000v3_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000v3_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr2000v4_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000v4_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr2000v5_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000v5_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr2020_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2020_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr2050_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2050_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr2200_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2200_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr2500_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2500_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr614_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr614_firmware:-:::::::*
netgear	wnr618_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr618_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2016-10174

URL	Tags
http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt	Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-10174	US Government Resource

URL

CVE-2016-10174

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2016-10174

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2016-10174

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-10174

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-10174

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-10174

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-10174

References for CVE-2016-10174