Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a critical flaw in legacy Netgear router firmware. An attacker who already has valid router credentials can make the device run operating-system commands through the PPPoE username field. Successful exploitation can fully compromise the router and may survive reboots through configuration changes.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any legacy Netgear routers still in production. The business risk is device takeover at the network edge, but priority depends on whether affected models exist and whether admin access is exposed or credentials are weak.
Technical view
CVE-2013-10060 is an authenticated OS command injection issue in Netgear DGN2200B firmware 1.0.0.36 and prior, via pppoe.cgi and the pppoe_username parameter. The CVSS 4.0 score is 9.4. Sources identify public exploit references, but not confirmed active exploitation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in environments still operating Netgear DGN2200B routers on firmware 1.0.0.36 or earlier, especially where administrative access is reachable from untrusted networks. Evidence in the bundle is limited to the named tested model and version range.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires valid credentials, so stolen, reused, default, or weak router admin passwords materially increase risk. KEV is false in the supplied data. Public exploit material exists, but the sources provided do not establish active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The source bundle contains exploit references and a third-party advisory, but does not provide a vendor patch statement or confirmed exploitation evidence. Scope should not be generalized beyond the cited DGN2200B firmware range without additional vendor or advisory evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Netgear DGN2200B devices and identify firmware versions.
- Check Netgear or trusted vendor guidance for supported firmware or replacement advice.
- Restrict router administration to trusted management networks only.
- Change router admin credentials and remove default or shared passwords.
- Retire unsupported legacy routers where no supported fix is available.
- After suspected compromise, restore a known-good configuration or replace the device.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any DGN2200B devices run firmware 1.0.0.36 or earlier.
- Verify administrative interfaces are not internet-accessible.
- Review router configuration for unexpected PPPoE or startup persistence changes.
- Check authentication logs for unusual administrative access.
- Document whether a vendor-supported update path exists.
Public sources used
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.4 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.4CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/netgear_dgn2200b_pppoe_exec.rbCVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24513CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24974CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033239/http://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-015CVE reference, VulnCheck · technical-description, exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgear-legacy-routers-rceCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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