{"cve":"CVE-2016-11022","nvd":{"published":"2020-03-23T15:15:14.597","modified":"2026-06-17T00:40:49.713","status":"Modified","description":"NETGEAR Prosafe WC9500 5.1.0.17, WC7600 5.1.0.17, and WC7520 2.5.0.35 devices allow a remote attacker to execute code with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the reqMethod parameter to login_handler.php.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["http://firmware.re/vulns/acsa-2015-002.php","https://github.com/threat9/routersploit/blob/master/routersploit/modules/exploits/routers/netgear/prosafe_rce.py","https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-enterprise-wireless-presentation-display-systems/","http://firmware.re/vulns/acsa-2015-002.php","https://github.com/threat9/routersploit/blob/master/routersploit/modules/exploits/routers/netgear/prosafe_rce.py"],"products":["netgear:prosafe_wc7520_firmware","netgear:prosafe_wc7600_firmware","netgear:prosafe_wc9500_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:03:08.679916934+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-11022","score":0.03178,"percentile":0.88061,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}