Missing authentication in Linksys MR9600, Linksys MX4200
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Due to missing authentication, a user with physical access to the device can misuse the mesh functionality for adding a new mesh device to the network to gain access to sensitive information, including the password for admin access to the web interface and the Wi-Fi passwords.This issue affects MR9600: 1.0.4.205530; MX4200: 1.0.13.210200.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27846
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j93-38rf-cf9g
References
More Linksys vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-24206 Linksys Routers E/WAG/WAP/WES/WET/WRT-Series CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2017-12715 OS command injection in Linksys WVBR0 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-70977 Stack-based buffer overflow in Linksys E1700 Mac Filter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-22199 Missing neutralization in Linksys MR9600, Linksys MX4200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-22198 Missing neutralization in Linksys MR9600, Linksys MX4200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-22197 Missing authentication in Linksys MR9600, Linksys MX4200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-27846 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27846 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j93-38rf-cf9g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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