Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. The parsed field (anonymous_protect_status) is copied to the stack without length verification.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0075 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
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2024-57538
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qfx-xmmx-f9c7
References
More Linksys E8450 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-37930 Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via userEmail. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-37933 Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-18313 Linksys AX3200 1.1.00 is vulnerable to OS command injection by authenticated users via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-37927 Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via wizard_status. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2024-37931 Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-37928 Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-57538 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-57538 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qfx-xmmx-f9c7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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