Is CVE-2008-1268 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1268 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1268?

CVE-2008-1268 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-1268

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

The FTP server on the Linksys WRT54G 7 router with 7.00.1 firmware does not verify authentication credentials, which allows remote attackers to establish an FTP session by sending an arbitrary username and password.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1276)
Published: March 10, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1276 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linksys / wrt54g

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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