Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2016-1555 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Netgear Wnap320 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
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The vulnerability CVE-2016-1555 is a command injection flaw present in the files boardData102.php, boardData103.php, boardDataJP.php, boardDataNA.php, and boardDataWW.php. It affects Netgear WN604 devices running firmware prior to 3.3.3 as well as WN802Tv2, WNAP210v2, WNAP320, WNDAP350, WNDAP360, and WNDAP660 devices prior to 3.5.5.0. The issue is tracked as CWE-77 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary commands on affected devices, resulting in full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability without any user interaction.
Netgear advisory information referenced at kb.netgear.com/30480 describes the affected models and directs users to updated firmware releases that resolve the command injection vectors. Public exploit code and technical write-ups have been posted to Exploit-DB and Packet Storm, confirming remote unauthenticated command execution is achievable against unpatched units.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2016-2650
Vulnerability Data
(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.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 25 March 2022
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.
Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.
Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.
Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.
Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.
Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.
Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.