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CVE-2014-8243· NVD / CVE Program· CNA certcc

Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 1625

Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6200 devices; before 1.1.40 build 160989 on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices; and before 1.1.42 build 161129 on EA6900 devices allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash via a direct request for the /.htpasswd URI.

LowCVSS 3.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 1, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 67th percentile
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Action score

13

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
13 / 40 · 3.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
linksysea4500 firmware
linksysea4500
linksysea6500 firmware
linksysea6500
linksysea6400 firmware
linksysea6400
linksyse4200v2 firmware
linksyse4200v2
linksysea6300 firmware
linksysea6300
linksysea6900 firmware
linksysea6900

and 8 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linksys e4200v2all versions
  • linksys e4200v2 firmwareup to 2.0.14212.1 inclusive
  • linksys ea2700all versions
  • linksys ea2700 firmwareup to 2.0.14294 inclusive
  • linksys ea3500all versions
  • linksys ea3500 firmwareup to 2.0.14294 inclusive
  • linksys ea4500all versions
  • linksys ea4500 firmwareup to 2.0.14212.1 inclusive
  • linksys ea6200all versions
  • linksys ea6200 firmwareup to 1.1.41 inclusive
  • linksys ea6300all versions
  • linksys ea6300 firmwareup to 1.1.40 inclusive
  • linksys ea6400all versions
  • linksys ea6400 firmwareup to 1.1.40 inclusive
  • linksys ea6500all versions
  • linksys ea6500 firmwareup to 1.1.40 inclusive
  • linksys ea6700all versions
  • linksys ea6700 firmwareup to 1.1.40 inclusive
  • linksys ea6900all versions
  • linksys ea6900 firmwareup to 1.1.42 inclusive

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-10677Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) exists on Linksys EA4500 devices with Firmware Version before 2.1.41.164606, as demonstrated by a request
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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