TI-2013-06225 Aliases CVE-2013-20008 GHSA-7fmm-4pgx-vj6h

Linksys WAG200G Admin Password Change Without Current Password

HIGH 66CWE-620Published 2026-10-28 · Updated 2026-11-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Physical
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 changes the administrator password without requiring the current password. An attacker with access to an authenticated administrator browser session can set a new password, locking out the legitimate administrator and keeping persistent control of the device. The weakness is classified as CWE-620. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

Description from the CNA

Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 contains a weak password change mechanism that allows attackers to change the administrator password without supplying the current password. Attackers with access to an authenticated administrator browser session can set a new password to lock out the legitimate administrator and take persistent device control.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00252 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Linksys	WAG200G	up to 1.01.06	—	No fix listed	CNA

WAG200G VendorLinksys Affected up to 1.01.06 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Linksys WAG200G.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

Timeline

2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-20008
2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-7fmm-4pgx-vj6h
2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-11-02 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH

References

Exploit 1

ExploitDB-24476: Linksys WAG200G Multiple Vulnerabilities

Advisory 1

s3cur1ty Advisory m1adv2013-016: Linksys WAG200G Multiple 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

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Sources

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