Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6200 devices; before 1.1.40 build 160989 on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices; and before 1.1.42 build 161129 on EA6900 devices allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash via a direct request for the /.htpasswd URI.
Why it matters now
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
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.14212.1 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea4500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6500_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.40 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6400_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.40 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e4200v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.14212.1 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:e4200v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6300_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.40 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.14212.1 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea4500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6500_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.40 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6400_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.40 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e4200v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.14212.1 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:e4200v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6300_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.40 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6900_firmware:*:158863:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.42 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea2700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.14294 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea2700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea3500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.14294 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6200_firmware:*:153743:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.41 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6700_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.40 | Vulnerable | Linksys |
| cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Linksys |
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6900_firmware:*:158863:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.42 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea2700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.14294 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea2700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea3500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.14294 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6200_firmware:*:153743:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.41 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:o:linksys:ea6700_firmware:*:153731:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.40 Vulnerable ·Linksys
- cpe:2.3:h:linksys:ea6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Linksys
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8243
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6f82-gvjq-mgfm
References
Exploit 1
More Linksys E4200v2 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
Sources
- CVE-2014-8243 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8243 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6f82-gvjq-mgfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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