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CVE-2026-127274

Linksys EA8100 CheckAdminPassword excessive authentication

  • Medium 6.3
  • A public exploit reference is listed

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linksys EA8100 1.0.3.216940. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /jnap/core/CheckAdminPassword. The manipulation results in improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be performed from remote. The attack requires a high level of complexity. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Key facts

Published
12 Nov 2026
Last changed
12 Nov 2026
Assigned by
VulDB
EPSS
0.402% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 35.008% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 6.3CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulDB)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
  • 3.7CVSS 3.1, Lowfrom the CNA (VulDB)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
  • 3.7CVSS 3.0, Lowfrom the CNA (VulDB)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
  • 2.6CVSS 2.0, Lowfrom the CNA (VulDB)AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

No explicit remediation statement is available on this page yet. Consult the original record and vendor references before choosing a fix.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
LinksysEA8100
  • 1.0.3.216940 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 12 Nov 2026 Advisory disclosed
  2. 12 Nov 2026 VulDB entry created
  3. 12 Nov 2026 VulDB entry last update
  4. 12 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

References