What is CVE-2013-20008?

CVE-2013-20008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Wag200g, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2013-20008?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linksys Wag200g

CVE-2013-20008

Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 contains a weak password change mechanism that allows attackers to change the administrator password without supplying the current password. Attackers with access to an authenticated administrator browser session can set a new password to lock out the legitimate administrator and take persistent device control.

Published 2026-10-28 · last modified 2026-10-28.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

Linksys Wag200g

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-620

References

www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-016 (third-party-advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24476 (exploit)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/linksys-wag200g-through-1.01.06-admin-password-cha… (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-20008?: CVE-2013-20008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Wag200g, classified under CWE-620. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2013-20008?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.