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high 7.8

CVE-2009-1558 in the critical feed json

Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 all…

published 2009-05-06 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1554

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
29.8%
EPSS 29.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e. (encoded dot dot) or an absolute pathname in the next_file parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32954)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

29.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32954 Linksys WVC54GCA 1.00R22/1.00R24 (Wireless-G) - 'adm/file.cgi' Multiple Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities remote, 2009-04-23
  • Nuclei template Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA 1.00R22/1.00R24 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34713 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gnucitizen.org http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-linksys-ip-cameras-pt-3/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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