CVE-2016-10175: NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Firmware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.

Affected products

• NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Firmware: up to and including 1.0.0.34

Published 2017-01-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.