CVE•Published 2024-07-24•Modified 2026-07-09•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-40495Linksys · E2500_firmware
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
54
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 46% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in Linksys Router E2500 with firmware 2.0.00, allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via the hnd_parentalctrl_unblock function.
Timeline
Published 2024-07-24
Modified 2026-07-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2024-40495Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"E2500 Firmware"Hosts Shodan identified as running E2500 Firmware.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2024-40495Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2024-40495Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2024-40495Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2024-40495GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2024-40495" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2024-40495 on GitHub.