Linksys EA6500 has SMB Symlink Traversal allowing symbolic links to be created to locations outside of the Samba share.
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Linksys EA6500 has SMB Symlink Traversal allowing symbolic links to be created to locations outside of the Samba share.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09341 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4658
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98vv-hgmp-w5h7
References
More Linksys Ea6500 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-06804 Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-02677 Linksys EA6500 with firmware 1.1.28.147876 does not properly restrict access, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2013-02675 Open redirect vulnerability in ui/dynamic/unsecured.html in Linksys EA6500 with firmware… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2014-06803 Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
- TI-2013-02676 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Parental Controls section in Linksys… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2013-4658 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4658 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98vv-hgmp-w5h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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