CVE-2020-26561

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Published Oct 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 11.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Belkin LINKSYS WRT160NL 1.0.04.002_US_20130619 devices have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability because of sprintf in create_dir in mini_httpd. Successful exploitation leads to arbitrary code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:belkin:linksys_wrt_160nl_firmware:1.0.04:build_2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:belkin:linksys_wrt_160nl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 11.9% (11.909% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/10/20/wrt160nl-cve-2020-26561-bof/

History

Nov 15, 2024 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Belkin Linksys Wrt 160nl Linksys Wrt 160nl Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 15, 2024, 4:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 23, 2020, 5:14 AM
Updated: Nov 15, 2024, 4:22 PM
Reserved: Oct 4, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:56 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:56 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 23, 2020, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM

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