Linksys WRT54G v4.21.5 has a stack overflow vulnerability in get_merge_mac function.
Priority HIGH 73CWE-121Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Linksys WRT54G v4.21.5 has a stack overflow vulnerability in get_merge_mac function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00318 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3h7x-h2gx-59gv
References
More Linksys Wrt54g Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-07795 Linksys WRT54G POST Parameter apply.cgi validate_services_port stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-41281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-41281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3h7x-h2gx-59gv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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