CVE DATABASE / CVE-2017-6077
CVE-2017-6077
NETGEAR DGN2200 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-07.
Federal remediation due 2022-09-07.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ping_IPAddr field of an HTTP POST request.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | 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 | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Netgear dgn2200 firmwareNetgear dgn2200
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96408
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41394/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6077
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.