CVE-2019-16340 — Belkin Linksys Velop 1

Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.

01What is this vulnerability?

Belkin Linksys Velop 1.1.8.192419 devices allows remote attackers to discover the recovery key via a direct request for the /sysinfo_json.cgi URI.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-11-21T14:49:17.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T01:10:41.731Z

09References

• s3.amazonaws.com — http://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.linksys.com/support/assets/releasenotes/WHW03_…
• puzzor.github.io — https://puzzor.github.io/Linksys-Velop-Authentication-bypass
• www.linksys.com — https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=207568