CVE-2016-1525

high

Published 2016-02-13 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

8.6

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.6

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in data/config/image.do in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the realName parameter.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

91%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/http/netgear_nms_rce rank 600

NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System 300 Arbitrary File Upload

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
netgear	prosafe_network_management_software_300	`1.5.0.11`

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.