What is CVE-2024-57542?

CVE-2024-57542 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys E8450, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-57542?

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

Is CVE-2024-57542 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Linksys E8450

CVE-2024-57542

Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the field id_email_check_btn.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2025-01-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linksys E8450
Linksys E8450 Firmware — versions 1.2.00.360516

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

github.com/Wood1314/Linksys_E8450_vul/blob/main/4/4.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57542?: CVE-2024-57542 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys E8450, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-57542?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-57542 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.