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CVE-2017-6077

OS Command Injection — is CVE-2017-6077real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

Critical · CVSS 9.8EPSS 68.2%CISA KEVCWE-78 · OS Command Injection

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 3) — CVSS base score 9.8

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    Field note · Lin WeiCurated

    NETGEAR DGN2200 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — NETGEAR DGN2200 wireless routers contain a vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-03-07) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~68%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Nadia PetrovaCurated

    Required action for NETGEAR Wireless Router DGN2200: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-09-07. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Same weaknessCWE-78 · OS Command Injection.