CVE-2019-16340
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.26% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-425
- Affected
- linksys/velop whw0303 firmware · linksys/velop whw0302 firmware · linksys/velop whw0301 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 19.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/WHW03_A03_Velop_Customer_Release_Notes_1.1.9.195026.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://puzzor.github.io/Linksys-Velop-Authentication-bypassExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=207568Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/WHW03_A03_Velop_Customer_Release_Notes_1.1.9.195026.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://puzzor.github.io/Linksys-Velop-Authentication-bypassExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=207568Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.