CVE-2017-17411: Linksys WVBR0 Firmware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 87.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Linksys WVBR0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web management portal. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of user data before executing a system call. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code with root privileges. Was ZDI-CAN-4892.

Affected products

• Linksys WVBR0 Firmware: before 1.0.41 (fixed in 1.0.41)

Published 2017-12-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.