CVEs / CVE-2017-6077

CVE-2017-6077: NETGEAR DGN2200 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 7 Mar 2022
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 68.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

NETGEAR DGN2200 wireless routers contain a vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

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.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 22 Feb 2017 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	7 Mar 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	7 Sep 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-78

References

CVE-2017-6077 on NVD
CVE-2017-6077 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96408 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41394/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-6077 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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