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TI-2006-05018 Aliases CVE-2006-5202GHSA-h7w6-7xg8-ph53

Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration…

Priority LOW 30Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary configurations via a direct request to Security.tri, as demonstrated using the SecurityMode and layout parameters, a different issue than CVE-2006-2559.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0418 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54g:1.00.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.00.9VulnerableLinksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54g:1.00.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.00.9 Vulnerable ·Linksys

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5202
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7w6-7xg8-ph53

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2005-02659 Buffer overflow in apply.cgi in Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-01198 The web interface on the Linksys WRT54g router with firmware 1.00.9 does not require… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-01219 The FTP server on the Linksys WRT54G 7 router with 7.00.1 firmware does not verify… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-01215 The Linksys WRT54G router has "admin" as its default FTP password, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-02476 The Web interface in Linksys WRT54G 2.02.7 and BEFSR41 version 3, with the firewall… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-01216 The Linksys WRT54G router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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