CVE-2021-25310
highpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The administration web interface on Belkin Linksys WRT160NL 1.0.04.002_US_20130619 devices allows remote authenticated attackers to execute system commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the ui_language POST parameter to the apply.cgi form endpoint. This occurs in do_upgrade_post in mini_httpd. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintaine
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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affected products (2)
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- belkin linksys wrt160nl firmware= 1.0.04.002_us_20130619nvdUScpe:2.3:o:belkin:linksys_wrt160nl_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919050Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25310cnnvd
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/01/28/technical-advisory-linksys-wrt160nl-authenticated-command-injection-cve-2021-25310/cnnvd
- https://research.nccgroup.com/?research=Technical%20advisoriescnnvd
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/01/28/technical-advisory-linksys-wrt160nl-authenticated-command-injection-cve-2021-25310/enisa_euvd
- https://research.nccgroup.com/?research=Technical%20advisoriesenisa_euvd
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/01/28/technical-advisory-linksys-wrt160nl-authenticated-command-injection-cve-2021-25310/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://research.nccgroup.com/?research=Technical%20advisoriesThird Party Advisorynvd
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