OS command injection in Linksys E1700 setLinksysIpv6 handler
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A vulnerability in Linksys E1700 from version 1.0.0.4.003 affects the setLinksysIpv6 function. User-supplied input in the _6rd_prefix and _6rd_prefix_len arguments reaches an OS command without neutralization, causing OS command injection (CWE-78). A remote attacker with low privileges can run commands on the device. A public exploit has been published.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability was found in Linksys E1700 1.0.0.4.003. This affects the function setLinksysIpv6 of the file /goform/setLinksysIpv6. The manipulation of the argument _6rd_prefix/_6rd_prefix_len results in os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for Linksys E1700. The vendor did not respond to early disclosure.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108896
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-4jv4-xw7r-ghwf
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
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-2026-108896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jv4-xw7r-ghwf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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