CVE-2026-121616

Linksys E5600 JSON Request mesh_login.cgi strcpy out-of-bounds write

Published Nov 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was identified in Linksys E5600 1.1.0.26. Affected by this vulnerability is the function strcpy of the file /cgi-bin/mesh_login.cgi of the component JSON Request Parser. The manipulation of the argument username/password/token/source/cn/action leads to out-of-bounds write. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linksys e5600
Vendors & Products Linksys e5600
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was identified in Linksys E5600 1.1.0.26. Affected by this vulnerability is the function strcpy of the file /cgi-bin/mesh_login.cgi of the component JSON Request Parser. The manipulation of the argument username/password/token/source/cn/action leads to out-of-bounds write. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Title Linksys E5600 JSON Request mesh_login.cgi strcpy out-of-bounds write
First Time appeared Linksys
Linksys e5600 Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e5600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linksys
Linksys e5600 Firmware
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 4:13 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2026, 4:39 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 4, 2026, 3:17 AM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 5:17 PM