CVE-2024-40495 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

ReportizFlow

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Linksys	E2500 E2500 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e2500_firmware:2.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:linksys:e2500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://e2500.com
http://linksys.com
https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf

History

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Linksys e2500
CPEs		cpe:2.3:h:linksys:e2500:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Linksys e2500

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-94

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-13T14:05:38.521Z

Reserved: 2024-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-40495

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.678Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-24T19:15:04.693

Modified: 2026-01-02T20:21:07.743

Link: CVE-2024-40495

Redhat

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "cveMetadata": {"state": "PUBLISHED", "cveId": "CVE-2024-40495", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2025-03-13T14:05:38.521Z", "dateReserved": "2024-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "datePublished": "2024-07-24T00:00:00.000Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2024-07-24T18:09:09.011Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"version": "n/a", "status": "affected"}]}], "references": [{"url": "http://linksys.com"}, {"url": "http://e2500.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "text", "lang": "en", "description": "n/a"}]}]}, "adp": [{"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-94", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "linksys", "product": "e2500_firmware", "cpes": ["cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e2500_firmware:2.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"], "defaultStatus": "unknown", "versions": [{"version": "2.0.00", "status": "affected"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8, "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2024-07-24T19:34:25.566135Z", "id": "CVE-2024-40495", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-03-13T14:05:38.521Z"}}, {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T04:33:11.678Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "http://linksys.com", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "http://e2500.com", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}]}]}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "http://linksys.com", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "http://e2500.com", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T04:33:11.678Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8, "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2024-40495", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2024-07-24T19:34:25.566135Z"}}}], "affected": [{"cpes": ["cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e2500_firmware:2.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"], "vendor": "linksys", "product": "e2500_firmware", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "2.0.00"}], "defaultStatus": "unknown"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-94", "description": "CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-07-24T19:36:17.815Z"}}], "cna": {"affected": [{"vendor": "n/a", "product": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "references": [{"url": "http://linksys.com"}, {"url": "http://e2500.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "text", "description": "n/a"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre", "dateUpdated": "2024-07-24T18:09:09.011Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2024-40495", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-03-13T14:05:38.521Z", "dateReserved": "2024-07-05T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "datePublished": "2024-07-24T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerShortName": "mitre"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linksys:e2500_firmware:2.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "9D5D96E0-58D0-4DB0-BFCE-0CC424855603", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}, {"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:h:linksys:e2500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D37D6660-2A10-44A6-8CAF-F5BC5F6C476E", "vulnerable": false}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}], "operator": "AND"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se descubri\u00f3 una vulnerabilidad en Linksys Router E2500 con firmware 2.0.00, que permite a atacantes autenticados ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de la funci\u00f3n hnd_parentalctrl_unblock."}], "id": "CVE-2024-40495", "lastModified": "2026-01-02T20:21:07.743", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.0, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.1, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2024-07-24T19:15:04.693", "references": [{"source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Broken Link", "Not Applicable"], "url": "http://e2500.com"}, {"source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "http://linksys.com"}, {"source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Broken Link", "Not Applicable"], "url": "http://e2500.com"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Product"], "url": "http://linksys.com"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/iotaMing/IOT-CVE/blob/master/Linksys/CVE-2024-40495/CVE-2024-40495.pdf"}], "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-94"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}