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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-24372 · published 27 April 2022

CVE-2022-24372: Linksys mr9600 firmware link following vulnerability

Linksys · Mr9600 Firmware

Linksys MR9600 devices before 2.0.5 allow attackers to read arbitrary files via a symbolic link to the root directory of a NAS SMB share.

4.6 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.47% · top 61.8% CWE-59 · Link following
4.6CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.9
0.47%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Linksys MR9600 devices before 2.0.5 allow attackers to read arbitrary files via a symbolic link to the root directory of a NAS SMB share.

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://www.linksys.com/de/linksys-dual-band-mesh-wifi-6-router-mr9600/p/p-mr9600/ ProductVendor Advisory
https://www.linksys.com/mesh-routers/linksys-dual-band-mesh-wifi-6-router-mr9600/p/p-mr9600/ ProductVendor Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-046.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.linksys.com/de/linksys-dual-band-mesh-wifi-6-router-mr9600/p/p-mr9600/ ProductVendor Advisory
https://www.linksys.com/mesh-routers/linksys-dual-band-mesh-wifi-6-router-mr9600/p/p-mr9600/ ProductVendor Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-046.txt ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-24372), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.