What is CVE-2022-24372?

CVE-2022-24372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Mr9600, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-24372?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linksys Mr9600

CVE-2022-24372

Linksys MR9600 devices before 2.0.5 allow attackers to read arbitrary files via a symbolic link to the root directory of a NAS SMB share.

Published 2022-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

www.linksys.com/mesh-routers/linksys-dual-band-mesh-wifi-6-router-mr9600/p/p-mr… (Product, Vendor Advisory)
www.linksys.com/de/linksys-dual-band-mesh-wifi-6-router-mr9600/p/p-mr9600/ (Product, Vendor Advisory)
www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-046.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24372?: CVE-2022-24372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Mr9600, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-24372?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.