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Linksys E8450

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MediaTek MT7622BV / MediaTek MT7915E Wi-Fi
Open device guide Release listed · 25.12.5
MediaTek MT7915AN / MediaTek MT7975AN Wi-Fi
Open hardware record
Hardware revision not specified
Open hardware record Release listed · 25.12.5
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Linksys E8450 — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v1

Device details

Linksys E8450 — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
v1<br>(Belkin RT3200)

OpenWrt · MediaTek MT7622BV / MediaTek MT7915E Wi-Fi

OpenWrt · MediaTek MT7622BV / MediaTek MT7915E Wi-Fi — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Availability recorded by source
Available 2023

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Security

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Model advisories

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CVSS 8.8 (v3.1)

Linksys E8450

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

CVE-2024-57542

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

CVSS 8.7 (v4.0)

E8450

Linksys E8450 HTTP POST Request portal.cgi set_device_language buffer overflow

CVE-2025-6751

Affected firmware
1.2.00.360516
Fix
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Details and sources

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linksys E8450 up to 1.2.00.360516. This affects the function set_device_language of the file portal.cgi of the component HTTP POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument dut_language leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

VDB-314049 | Linksys E8450 HTTP POST Request portal.cgi set_device_language buffer overflow — E8450 (vuldb.com) ↗VDB-314049 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) — E8450 (vuldb.com) ↗Submit #598217 | Linksys Holdings, Inc. E8450 <=Ver. 1.2.00.360516 Buffer Overflow — E8450 (vuldb.com) ↗

CVSS 8.2 (v3.1)

Linksys E8450

Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via userEmail.

CVE-2024-57539

Affected firmware
E8450: v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to
Fix
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Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via userEmail.

CVSS 8.0 (v3.1)

Linksys E8450

Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via wizard_status.

CVE-2024-57536

Affected firmware
E8450: v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to
Fix
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Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via wizard_status.

CVSS 6.5 (v3.1)

Linksys E8450

Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability

CVE-2024-57540

Affected firmware
E8450: v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
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Details and sources

Linksys E8450 v1.2.00.360516 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. The parsed field (action) is copied to the stack without length verification.

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