CVE-2025-9146 (GCVE-0-2025-9146)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-08-19 16:02
Modified
2025-08-19 19:20
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/RC:R
6.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/RC:R
CWE
  • CWE-327 - Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
  • CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues
Summary
A flaw has been found in Linksys E5600 1.1.0.26. The affected element is the function verify_gemtek_header of the file checkFw.sh of the component Firmware Handler. Executing manipulation can lead to risky cryptographic algorithm. The attack may be launched remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is described as difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linksys E5600 Version: 1.1.0.26
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