CVE-2006-5202
Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 4.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 9.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary configurations via a direct request to Security.tri, as demonstrated using the SecurityMode and layout parameters, a different issue than CVE-2006-2559.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linksys WRT54G Firmware 1.00.9 - Security Bypass (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5926remote, hardwarepublished 24 Jun 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5926 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- 19347 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20060804 linksys WRT54g authentication bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 5926 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#930364 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 21372 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-5187 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-5202)Record last updated .