HIGH
Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e
Published May 6, 2009
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.82%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e. (encoded dot dot) or an absolute pathname in the next_file parameter.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
29.82% 0.29821
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.29821
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 29.82% (0.29821) | 98.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 29.82% (0.29821) | 98.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28.81% (0.28806) | 97.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 8.08% (0.08081) | 91.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 9.10% (0.09101) | 92.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 10.88% (0.10881) | 93.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.00% (0.08998) | 87.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 5.96% (0.05961) | 89.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 4.41% (0.04406) | 88.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.62% (0.06619) | 90.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.71% (0.13708) | 95.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.07% (0.02070) | 89.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 2.29% (0.02293) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01101) | 82.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 80.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00883) | 80.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00901) | 80.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-linksys-ip-cameras-pt-3/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34713 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1173 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50231 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-linksys-ip-cameras-pt-3/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34713 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1173 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50231 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 6, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 6, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1558
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a