Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Linksys E8450 portal.cgi strcpy stack-based overflow
CVE-2026-120283
A vulnerability was identified in Linksys E8450 1.2.00.360516. Affected is the function strcpy of the file /www/cgi-bin/portal.cgi. Such manipulation of the argument hidden_timezone leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Memory Corruption
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linksys | E8450 | 1.2.00.360516 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
GitHub Advisory
Vulnerability Class
Memory Corruption
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VulDB · Researcher · Switzerland |
| Reserved | 2026-11-01T07:58:12 |
| Published | 2026-11-02T01:00:22 |
| Last Updated | 2026-11-02T14:24:28 |
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