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CVE-2016-1525

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 75.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in data/config/image.do in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the realName parameter.

Affected products

• NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management Software 300: 1.5.0.11

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netgear-Pro-NMS-300-Code-Execution-File-Download.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135999/NETGEAR-ProSafe-Network-Management-System-300-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/netgear_nms_rce
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39515/
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netgear-Pro-NMS-300-Code-Execution-File-Download.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135999/NETGEAR-ProSafe-Network-Management-System-300-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024

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