CVE-2019-16340
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key...
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.
- Record
CVE-2019-16340- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-425
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.
- Record
CVE-2019-16340- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7117 No score
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7117- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7rqp-qm5j-jm9c No score
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key...
Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.
- Record
GHSA-7rqp-qm5j-jm9c- Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16340 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Linksys Velop Whw0301 Firmware, published November 21, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/WHW03_A03_Velop_Customer_Release_Notes_1.1.9.195026.txt
puzzor.github.io/Linksys-Velop-Authentication-bypass
linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=207568
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16340
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7rqp-qm5j-jm9c