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CVE-2016-11022

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

NETGEAR Prosafe WC9500 5.1.0.17, WC7600 5.1.0.17, and WC7520 2.5.0.35 devices allow a remote attacker to execute code with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the reqMethod parameter to login_handler.php.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Prosafe Wc7520 Firmware: 2.5.0.35
• NETGEAR Prosafe Wc7600 Firmware: 5.1.0.17
• NETGEAR Prosafe Wc9500 Firmware: 5.1.0.17

References

• http://firmware.re/vulns/acsa-2015-002.php
• https://github.com/threat9/routersploit/blob/master/routersploit/modules/exploits/routers/netgear/prosafe_rce.py
• https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-enterprise-wireless-presentation-display-systems/
• http://firmware.re/vulns/acsa-2015-002.php
• https://github.com/threat9/routersploit/blob/master/routersploit/modules/exploits/routers/netgear/prosafe_rce.py
• https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-enterprise-wireless-presentation-display-systems/

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