TI-2024-26958 Aliases CVE-2024-40495 GHSA-6ggw-rwr9-p77h

A vulnerability was discovered in Linksys Router E2500 with firmware 2.0.00, allows…

LOW 38CWE-94Published 2024-07-24 · Updated 2026-07-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

A vulnerability was discovered in Linksys Router E2500 with firmware 2.0.00, allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via the hnd_parentalctrl_unblock function.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00761 55th 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

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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e2500_firmware:2.0.00:::::::*	2.0.00	Vulnerable	Linksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:e2500:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Linksys

cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e2500_firmware:2.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.00 Vulnerable ·Linksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:e2500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linksys

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-40495
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ggw-rwr9-p77h

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf

TI-2025-28641 In Linksys E2500 3.0.04.002, the chroot_local_user option is enabled in the vsftpd… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-02921 OS command injection in Linksys ESeries E1200 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2018-02923 OS command injection in Linksys ESeries E1200 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2018-02922 OS command injection in Linksys ESeries E1200 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2

Sources

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