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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8243 · published 1 November 2014

CVE-2014-8243: Linksys ea4500 firmware vulnerability

Linksys · Ea4500 Firmware

Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6200 devices; before 1.1.40 build 160989 on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices; and before 1.1.42 build 161129 on EA6900 devices allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash via a direct request for the /.htpasswd URI.

3.3 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 1.2% · top 33.0% CWE-310 · CWE-310
3.3CVSS 2.0 base score
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
20Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6200 devices; before 1.1.40 build 160989 on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices; and before 1.1.42 build 161129 on EA6900 devices allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash via a direct request for the /.htpasswd URI.

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

20 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/447516 ExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/447516 ExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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Related vulnerabilities

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7.5CVE-2014-8244Linksys ea3500 firmware information exposure vulnerabilityLinksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6…EPSS 4.0%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8243), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.