{"id":64078,"date":"2025-08-15T18:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:26:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:20:07","slug":"cve-2025-8820-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-range-extenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8820-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-range-extenders\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-8820: Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linksys Range Extenders<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

A significant cybersecurity threat has been discovered targeting a range of Linksys range extenders, namely the RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE6500, RE7000, and RE9000 models. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8820, poses a serious risk to the integrity and confidentiality of data, as well as the availability of systems using these devices. This threat is especially concerning due to its high severity score and the fact that the exploit has been publicly disclosed, with potential for wide-ranging misuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-8820
\nSeverity: Critical (8.8\/10)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>

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