CVE-2016-5674 — Readynas Surveillance
CRITICALCVE-2016-5674 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in netgear readynas surveillance. 2 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
__debugging_center_utils___.php in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.5 through 3.0.0, NUUO NVRsolo 1.7.5 through 3.0.0, and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.1 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers…
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2016-5674 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 396,966 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Description
debugging_center_utils_.php in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.5 through 3.0.0, NUUO NVRsolo 1.7.5 through 3.0.0, and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.1 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the log parameter.
Affected Products
readynas surveillancenetgearnvrmini 2nuuonvrsolonuuoResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
NUUO NVRmini2 / NVRsolo / Crystal Devices / NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance Application - Multiple Vulnerabilities
by Pedro Ribeiro · Aug 5, 2016
Detection & mitigation playbook
Vendor / applianceDetect
Inventory every netgear readynas surveillance deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Remediation status
No patch has shipped for CVE-2016-5674 yet — track the netgear readynas surveillance advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.
How to detect CVE-2016-5674
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2016-5674 -u https://target- Template
- NUUO NVR camera `debugging_center_utils_.php` - Command Execution
- Severity
- critical
- Impact
- Attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code remotely without authentication through command injection, leading to complete server compromise and data breach.
- Remediation
- Update NUUO NVR devices to the latest firmware version that patches the command injection vulnerability.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (DhiyaneshDK), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2016-5674 being exploited in your environment?
Detect and block the exploit chain at execution, on systems you cannot patch yet.