CVE-2025-60691: linksys e1200_firmware Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-60691 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in linksys e1200_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 13-11-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-07-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the httpd binary of Linksys E1200 v2 routers (Firmware E1200_v2.0.11.001_us.tar.gz). The apply_cgi and block_cgi functions copy user-supplied input from the "url" CGI parameter into stack buffers (v36, v29) using sprintf without bounds checking. Because these buffers are allocated as single-byte variables, any non-empty input will trigger a buffer overflow. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability via crafted HTTP requests to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service without authentication.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).