What is CVE-2020-26561?

CVE-2020-26561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belkin Linksys Wrt 160nl, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-26561?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Belkin Linksys Wrt 160nl

CVE-2020-26561

Belkin LINKSYS WRT160NL 1.0.04.002_US_20130619 devices have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability because of sprintf in create_dir in mini_httpd. Successful exploitation leads to arbitrary code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.122 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Belkin Linksys_wrt_160nl
Belkin Linksys_wrt_160nl_firmware — versions 1.0.04
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26561?: CVE-2020-26561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belkin Linksys Wrt 160nl, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-26561?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.