CVE-2020-26561
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.91% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- belkin/linksys wrt 160nl firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 11.9% 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
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/10/20/wrt160nl-cve-2020-26561-bof/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/10/20/wrt160nl-cve-2020-26561-bof/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.