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CVE-2017-6077

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-07 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2017-02-22
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ping_IPAddr field of an HTTP POST request.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-02-2223:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-07Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-07Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-07Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0420:47SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Netgear dgn2200 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0≤ 10.0.0.50no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-09-07

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-07
Patch Due Date
2022-09-07
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2022-03-07
  • GCVEexploitation2022-03-07
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-04
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.82025-02-04
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-782025-02-04
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score68.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-02-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6077?

ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ping_IPAddr field of an HTTP POST request.

Is CVE-2017-6077 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2017-6077 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-09-07.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-6077?

CVE-2017-6077 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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