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CVE-2016-10175 Details

Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt	CVE	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt	[email protected]	ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
netgear wnr2000v5 firmware	<= 1.0.0.34
CPE cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr2000v5_firmware:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
netgear wnr2000v5	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr2000v5:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 3, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 24, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]