📄 Description (English)
NETGEAR Multiple WAP Devices Command Injection Vulnerability — Multiple NETGEAR Wireless Access Point devices allows unauthenticated web pages to pass form input directly to the command-line interface. Exploitation allows for arbitrary code execution.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2016-1555 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting multiple NETGEAR Wireless Access Point (WAP) devices that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via web page form inputs passed directly to the command-line interface. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this vulnerability poses an immediate threat to any organization using affected NETGEAR WAP devices. The unauthenticated nature of the attack makes it particularly dangerous as no credentials are required for exploitation. Despite patches being available since 2016, many devices in production environments may remain unpatched due to poor firmware update practices for network equipment.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 5, 2026 06:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi organizations that deploy NETGEAR WAP devices in their network infrastructure. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), retail sectors, hospitality, and educational institutions in Saudi Arabia commonly use consumer-grade NETGEAR equipment. Government entities and critical infrastructure sectors including energy (ARAMCO, SABIC), telecom (STC, Mobily, Zain), and healthcare facilities may have these devices in branch offices or secondary locations. Banking institutions regulated by SAMA could be affected if NETGEAR WAPs are used in any branch network segments. The availability of public exploits combined with the unauthenticated attack vector makes this particularly dangerous for any internet-facing or publicly accessible wireless access points in Saudi smart city initiatives and public Wi-Fi deployments.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government
Banking
Retail
Healthcare
Education
Hospitality
Small and Medium Enterprises
Telecom
Energy
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.5
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all NETGEAR WAP devices in your network using asset inventory and network scanning tools
2. Isolate any affected devices from the internet immediately — ensure management interfaces are not exposed to untrusted networks
3. Apply the latest firmware updates from NETGEAR's official support page for all affected WAP models
Patching Guidance:
4. Download and apply the latest firmware from https://www.netgear.com/support/ for each affected model
5. After patching, verify the firmware version to confirm successful update
6. If devices are end-of-life and no patches are available, replace them with supported hardware
Compensating Controls:
7. Place all WAP management interfaces behind a dedicated management VLAN with strict ACLs
8. Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised WAP devices
9. Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or IPS rules to detect command injection patterns targeting NETGEAR devices
10. Disable remote management features if not required
Detection Rules:
11. Monitor for unusual outbound connections from WAP device IP addresses
12. Create IDS/IPS signatures for command injection patterns in HTTP POST requests to NETGEAR WAP web interfaces
13. Alert on any shell command execution patterns (;, |, &&, backticks) in HTTP parameters destined for WAP devices
14. Monitor for unauthorized firmware changes or configuration modifications
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أجهزة NETGEAR WAP في شبكتك باستخدام أدوات جرد الأصول ومسح الشبكة
2. عزل أي أجهزة متأثرة عن الإنترنت فوراً — التأكد من عدم تعرض واجهات الإدارة لشبكات غير موثوقة
3. تطبيق آخر تحديثات البرامج الثابتة من صفحة دعم NETGEAR الرسمية لجميع طرازات WAP المتأثرة
إرشادات التصحيح:
4. تنزيل وتطبيق أحدث البرامج الثابتة من https://www.netgear.com/support/ لكل طراز متأثر
5. بعد التصحيح، التحقق من إصدار البرنامج الثابت لتأكيد نجاح التحديث
6. إذا كانت الأجهزة منتهية الدعم ولا تتوفر تصحيحات، استبدالها بأجهزة مدعومة
الضوابط التعويضية:
7. وضع جميع واجهات إدارة WAP خلف شبكة VLAN مخصصة للإدارة مع قوائم تحكم وصول صارمة
8. تنفيذ تجزئة الشبكة للحد من الحركة الجانبية من أجهزة WAP المخترقة
9. نشر جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب أو قواعد IPS لاكتشاف أنماط حقن الأوامر التي تستهدف أجهزة NETGEAR
10. تعطيل ميزات الإدارة عن بُعد إذا لم تكن مطلوبة
قواعد الكشف:
11. مراقبة الاتصالات الصادرة غير العادية من عناوين IP لأجهزة WAP
12. إنشاء توقيعات IDS/IPS لأنماط حقن الأوامر في طلبات HTTP POST لواجهات ويب NETGEAR WAP
13. التنبيه على أي أنماط تنفيذ أوامر shell في معلمات HTTP الموجهة لأجهزة WAP
14. مراقبة التغييرات غير المصرح بها في البرامج الثابتة أو تعديلات التكوين
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2-3-1 (Network Security)
ECC 2-5-1 (Vulnerability Management)
ECC 2-3-4 (Wireless Network Security)
ECC 2-2-1 (Asset Management)
ECC 2-6-1 (Patch Management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF 3.3.3 (Network Security Management)
SAMA CSF 3.3.5 (Wireless Security)
SAMA CSF 3.4.1 (Vulnerability Management)
SAMA CSF 3.4.2 (Patch Management)
SAMA CSF 3.3.7 (Infrastructure Security)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.8 (Management of technical vulnerabilities)
A.8.9 (Configuration management)
A.8.20 (Networks security)
A.8.22 (Segregation of networks)
A.8.23 (Web filtering)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 6.3.3 (Patching security vulnerabilities)
PCI DSS 11.3 (Penetration testing)
PCI DSS 1.2.3 (Network segmentation)
PCI DSS 2.1.1 (Wireless environment defaults)
PCI DSS 6.2 (System components security patches)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
NETGEAR:Wireless Access Point (WAP) Devices