CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed active exploitation.
Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.
- Name
- NETGEAR Multiple Devices Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
NETGEAR WNR2000v3 devices before 1.1.2.14, WNR2000v4 devices before 1.0.0.66, and WNR2000v5 devices before 1.0.0.42 allow authentication bypass and remote code execution via a buffer overflow that uses a parameter in the administration webapp. The NETGEAR ID is PSV-2016-0261.
Affected products
netgear: wnr2000 firmware; netgear: wnr2000
References7
- kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-… Vendor Advisory
- kb.netgear.com/000038542/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-… Vendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_net… Broken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98740 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.on-x.com/sites/default/files/on-x_-_security_advisory_-_net… Broken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=… US Government Resource
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 46% percentile: 99 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-120
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