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CVE-2013-10060: Netgear Routers pppoe.cgi RCE

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-08-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

An authenticated OS command injection vulnerability exists in Netgear routers (tested on the DGN2200B model) firmware versions 1.0.0.36 and prior via the pppoe.cgi endpoint. A remote attacker with valid credentials can execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to the pppoe_username parameter. This flaw allows full compromise of the device and may persist across reboots unless configuration is restored.

Affected products

• Netgear DGN2200B: through 1.1.0.36

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/netgear_dgn2200b_pppoe_exec.rb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033239/http://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-015
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24513
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24974
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgear-legacy-routers-rce
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/netgear_dgn2200b_pppoe_exec.rb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033239/http://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-015
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24513
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24974

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