HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2026-6992

Mr9600 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
6.1%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability was identified in Linksys MR9600 2.0.6.206937. This affects the function BTRequestGetSmartConnectStatus of the file /etc/init.d/run_central2.sh of the component JNAP Action Handler. The manipulation of the argument pin leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected vendor
Linksys
Affected product
Mr9600 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2026-04-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2026-6992

  • Confirm whether Linksys Mr9600 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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