What is CVE-2016-1555?

CVE-2016-1555 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wn604, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-1555?

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

Is CVE-2016-1555 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2016-1555 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

RCE in NETGEAR Wn604

CVE-2016-1555

(1) boardData102.php, (2) boardData103.php, (3) boardDataJP.php, (4) boardDataNA.php, and (5) boardDataWW.php in Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 and WN802Tv2, WNAP210v2, WNAP320, WNDAP350, WNDAP360, and WNDAP660 before 3.5.5.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2017-04-21 · 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: 0.983 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-16.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.983 · newest: 0.983 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

kb.netgear.com/30480/CVE-2016-1555-Notification (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/135956/D-Link-Netgear-FIRMADYNE-Command-Injection… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45909/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/112 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1555?: CVE-2016-1555 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wn604, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-1555?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1555 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2016-1555 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.