CVE-2024-40495
A vulnerability was discovered in Linksys Router E2500 with firmware 2.0.00, allows authenticated...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-40495- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38482- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6ggw-rwr9-p77h
A vulnerability was discovered in Linksys Router E2500 with firmware 2.0.00, allows authenticated...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6ggw-rwr9-p77h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-40495- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40495 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Linksys E2500 Firmware, published July 24, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.