CVE-2024-40495 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Linksys E2500 routers running firmware 2.0.00, allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code through the hnd_parentalctrl_unblock function. With a CVSS score of 8.0, this vulnerability can be exploited over the network with low privileges and no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community or media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e2500_firmware:2.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.