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CVE-2026-86299 (GCVE-0-2026-86299)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-07 11:15 – Updated: 2026-09-07 11:15
VLAI
Title
Linksys RE7000 PingTest json.cgi platform_event_pingTest os command injection
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in Linksys RE7000 2.0.15. This affects the function platform_event_pingTest of the file /cgi-bin/json.cgi?PingTest of the component PingTest Handler. The manipulation of the argument pingTestIp/pingTestPktSize/pingTestTimes results in os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
CWE
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linksys RE7000 Affected: 2.0.15
    cpe:2.3:o:linksys:re7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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