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Critical · 9.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2017-6077 EUVD-2017-15144GHSA-hjrc-qggq-2w49

ping.cgi on NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via …

Published Feb 22, 2017 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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