# CVE-2016-10174: NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

> CVE-2016-10174: NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Router Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2016-10174
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:46Z

- Published: 2017-01-30 04:24 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 83.3%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-25, federal due date 2022-04-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router contains a buffer overflow in the hidden\_lang\_avi parameter when invoking the URL /apply.cgi?/lang\_check.html. This buffer overflow can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- NETGEAR: WNR2000v5 Router

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10174)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10174)
- [http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability](http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability)
- [http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72)
- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41719/)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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