What is CVE-2016-10864?

CVE-2016-10864 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Ex7000, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2019-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-10864?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.

XSS in NETGEAR Ex7000

CVE-2016-10864

NETGEAR EX7000 V1.0.0.42_1.0.94 devices allow XSS via the SSID.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/netgear-ex7000-wi-fi-range-extender-minor… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10864?: CVE-2016-10864 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Ex7000, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2019-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-10864?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.