CVE-2016-5679
NETGEAR, NUUO
- Published
- 31 August 2016
- Last modified
- 17 June 2026
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.0
- Severity
- high
- EPSS
- 14.1% (96th pct)
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- NVD status
- Modified
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
cgi-bin/cgi_main in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.6 through 3.0.0 and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sn parameter to the transfer_license command.
Exploitation
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of 2026.09.04. That is an absence of confirmed public exploitation, not evidence that exploitation has not occurred. EPSS models a 14.1% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, placing it in the top decile of all scored CVEs.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Type | Versions named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readynas Surveillance | NETGEAR | unknown | 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2.0.4, 1.3.2.14 +10 |
| Nvrmini 2 | NUUO | unknown | 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.2 +16 |
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856152 third-party
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92318
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40200/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/856152 third-party
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92318
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40200/
Record assembled from NVD, CISA KEV 2026.09.04 and FIRST EPSS 2026-09-04. Affected products are those NVD's CPE configuration names that fall inside this site's scope; a CVE may affect products outside it.