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CVE-2009-5157

On Linksys WAG54G2 1.00.10 devices, there is authenticated command injection via shell...

8.8 High

On Linksys WAG54G2 1.00.10 devices, there is authenticated command injection via shell metacharacters in the setup.cgi c4_ping_ipaddr variable.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

5.83%Up 3.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

On Linksys WAG54G2 1.00.10 devices, there is authenticated command injection via shell metacharacters in the setup.cgi c4_ping_ipaddr variable.

Record
CVE-2009-5157
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-77
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

On Linksys WAG54G2 1.00.10 devices, there is authenticated command injection via shell metacharacters in the setup.cgi c4_ping_ipaddr variable.

Record
CVE-2009-5157
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-5111 No score

On Linksys WAG54G2 1.00.10 devices, there is authenticated command injection via shell metacharacters in the setup.cgi c4_ping_ipaddr variable.

Record
EUVD-2009-5111
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cgp-2w4g-2m78 8.8

On Linksys WAG54G2 1.00.10 devices, there is authenticated command injection via shell...

On Linksys WAG54G2 1.00.10 devices, there is authenticated command injection via shell metacharacters in the setup.cgi c4_ping_ipaddr variable.

Record
GHSA-9cgp-2w4g-2m78
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-77
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-5157 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Linksys Wag54g2 Firmware, published June 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.83%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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