CVE-2016-11059

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password exposure. This affects AC1450 before 2017-01-06, C6300 before 2017-01-06, D500 before 2017-01-06, D1500 before 2017-01-06, D3600 before 2017-01-06, D6000 before 2017-01-06, D6100 before 2017-01-06, D6200 before 2017-01-06, D6200B before 2017-01-06, D6300B before 2017-01-06, D6300 before 2017-01-06, DGN1000v3 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200v1 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200v3 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200V4 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200Bv3 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200Bv4 before 2017-01-06, DGND3700v1 before 2017-01-06, DGND3700v2 before 2017-01-06, DGND3700Bv2 before 2017-01-06, JNR1010v1 before 2017-01-06, JNR1010v2 before 2017-01-06, JNR3300 before 2017-01-06, JR6100 before 2017-01-06, JR6150 before 2017-01-06, JWNR2000v5 before 2017-01-06, R2000 before 2017-01-06, R6050 before 2017-01-06, R6100 before 2017-01-06, R6200 before 2017-01-06, R6200v2 before 2017-01-06, R6220 before 2017-01-06, R6250 before 2017-01-06, R6300 before 2017-01-06, R6300v2 before 2017-01-06, R6700 before 2017-01-06, R7000 before 2017-01-06, R7900 before 2017-01-06, R7500 before 2017-01-06, R8000 before 2017-01-06, WGR614v10 before 2017-01-06, WNR1000v2 before 2017-01-06, WNR1000v3 before 2017-01-06, WNR1000v4 before 2017-01-06, WNR2000v3 before 2017-01-06, WNR2000v4 before 2017-01-06, WNR2000v5 before 2017-01-06, WNR2200 before 2017-01-06, WNR2500 before 2017-01-06, WNR3500Lv2 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3400v2 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3400v3 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3700v3 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3700v4 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3700v5 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4300 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4300v2 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4500v1 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4500v2 before 2017-01-06, and WNDR4500v3 before 2017-01-06.

Published: 2020-04-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-11059 is rated Moderate Risk (51.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.07%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-11059

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.40% 1.07% +0.67%
2 2026-03-27 0.32% 0.40% +0.08%
3 2025-03-30 0.32%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-11059

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-11059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-11059

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netgear ac1450_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac1450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear c6300_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:c6300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d1500_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d1500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d3600_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d500_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d6000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d6100_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d6200_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d6200b_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6200b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d6300_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear d6300b_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6300b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear dgn1000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgn1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear dgn2200_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgn2200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear dgn2200b_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgn2200b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear dgnd3700_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgnd3700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear dgnd3700b_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:dgnd3700b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear jnr1010_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr1010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear jnr3300_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jnr3300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear jr6100_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jr6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear jr6150_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jr6150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear jwnr2000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jwnr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r2000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r6050_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6050_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r6100_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r6200_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r6220_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6220_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r6250_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r6300_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r6700_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r7000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r7500_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r7900_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear r8000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wgr614_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wgr614_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wndr3400_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wndr3700_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wndr4300_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wndr4500_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wnr1000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wnr2000_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wnr2200_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wnr2500_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netgear wnr3500l_firmware < 2017-01-06 cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr3500l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-11059

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