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TI-2020-16195 Aliases CVE-2020-26561GHSA-2rfj-52vv-cpj6

Belkin LINKSYS WRT160NL 1.0.04.002_US_20130619 devices have a stack-based buffer overflow…

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Belkin LINKSYS WRT160NL 1.0.04.002_US_20130619 devices have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability because of sprintf in create_dir in mini_httpd. Successful exploitation leads to arbitrary code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.11909 96th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:belkin:linksys_wrt_160nl_firmware:1.0.04:build_2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.04 build_2VulnerableBelkin
cpe:2.3:h:belkin:linksys_wrt_160nl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onBelkin
  • cpe:2.3:o:belkin:linksys_wrt_160nl_firmware:1.0.04:build_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.04 build_2 Vulnerable ·Belkin
  • cpe:2.3:h:belkin:linksys_wrt_160nl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Belkin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26561
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rfj-52vv-cpj6

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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