Linksys E5600 Factory Quality Control fqc.cgi information disclosure
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- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- No fix listed
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
- Exploitation?/40Exploitation: unknown (data gap). No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure17/25No login or user action needed per the CVSS vector, reachable over the network without a login · Data gap: No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Reach: unknown (data gap). No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity6.9/10CVSS 6.9
- No patch5/5No patch listed yet
What would change the score
- Would score about 74 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 69 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 34 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
CVE-2026-121618 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.9 (medium) and affects E5600; no fixed version is listed yet.
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- Published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- FIRST's estimate of the chance attackers exploit it in the next 30 days, updated daily.What do these mean? →
- 0.75% · 55th percentile
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 29/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
A flaw in the Factory Quality Control component of Linksys E5600 routers, in the /cgi-bin/fqc.cgi file, lets a remote attacker obtain information from the device without logging in. The vendor did not respond to early disclosure, and the affected products are no longer supported.
Read the original description
A weakness has been identified in Linksys E5600 1.1.0.26. This affects an unknown part of the file /cgi-bin/fqc.cgi of the component Factory Quality Control. This manipulation causes information disclosure. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- Linksys E5600
1.1.0.26
Evidence 6
- Advisory
- Advisory
- Advisory
- Advisory
- Exploit
- Link
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-121618
Is CVE-2026-121618 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121618?
E5600: version 1.1.0.26.Source: cve.now feed data