What is CVE-2016-10178?

CVE-2016-10178 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dwr-932b, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-10178?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Dlink Dwr-932b

CVE-2016-10178

An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh" command.

Published 2017-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.073 (94.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.073 · newest: 0.073 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dwr-932b
Dlink Dwr-932b Firmware — versions 02.02eu

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

pierrekim.github.io/blog/2016-09-28-dlink-dwr-932b-lte-routers-vulnerabilities… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95877 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10178?: CVE-2016-10178 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dwr-932b, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-10178?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.