CVE-2024-40495 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A vulnerability was discovered in Linksys Router E2500 with firmware 2.0.00, allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via the hnd_parentalctrl_unblock function.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00161.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Linksys Subscribe	E2500 Firmware Subscribe

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-38482	A vulnerability was discovered in Linksys Router E2500 with firmware 2.0.00, allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via the hnd_parentalctrl_unblock function.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://e2500.com
http://linksys.com
https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf

History

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-94

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-13T14:05:38.521Z

Reserved: 2024-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-40495

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.678Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-07-24T19:15:04.693

Modified: 2025-03-13T14:15:30.270

Link: CVE-2024-40495

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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