CVE-2020-26561 in the critical feed json
Belkin LINKSYS WRT160NL 1.0.04.002_US_20130619 devices have a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability because of sprintf in create_dir in…
published 2020-10-23 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-19106
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.9%
- EPSS 11.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
11.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- research.nccgroup.com https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/10/20/wrt160nl-cve-2020-26561-bof/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
research.nccgroup.com
/2020/10/20/wrt160nl-cve-2020-26561-bof/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-26561
- NVD CVE-2020-26561
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