OS command injection in Linksys WAG200G setup.cgi
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 contains an OS command injection flaw (CWE-78) in the timer_interval parameter of setup.cgi. The device passes backtick-delimited input from this parameter to the operating system without neutralizing it. An authenticated attacker can send a crafted POST request to run commands, start telnetd or install a backdoor, gaining full control of the device. The references include a public exploit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute commands by injecting backtick-delimited input into the timer_interval parameter. Attackers can send a crafted POST request to setup.cgi to start telnetd or download and run a backdoor, gaining full device control.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Linksys WAG200G.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-20007
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-c6xm-fp38-v723
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
More Linksys vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-24206 Linksys Routers E/WAG/WAP/WES/WET/WRT-Series CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-12715 OS command injection in Linksys WVBR0 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-70977 Stack-based buffer overflow in Linksys E1700 Mac Filter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-22199 Missing neutralization in Linksys MR9600, Linksys MX4200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-22198 Missing neutralization in Linksys MR9600, Linksys MX4200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-22197 Missing authentication in Linksys MR9600, Linksys MX4200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-20007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-20007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6xm-fp38-v723 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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