{"cve":"CVE-2019-7579","nvd":{"published":"2019-06-17T19:15:11.783","modified":"2026-06-17T02:40:43.847","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered on Linksys WRT1900ACS 1.0.3.187766 devices. An ability exists for an unauthenticated user to browse a confidential ui/1.0.99.187766/dynamic/js/setup.js.localized file on the router's webserver, allowing for an attacker to identify possible passwords that the system uses to set the default guest network password. An attacker can use this list of 30 words along with a random 2 digit number to brute force their access onto a router's guest network.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://www.x0rsecurity.com/2019/06/09/my-second-cve-linksys-wrt-acs-cve-2019-7579-or-as-i-call-it-acceptance-no-one-considers-security-by-design/","https://robot-security.blogspot.com","http://www.x0rsecurity.com/2019/06/09/my-second-cve-linksys-wrt-acs-cve-2019-7579-or-as-i-call-it-acceptance-no-one-considers-security-by-design/","https://robot-security.blogspot.com"],"products":["linksys:wrt1900acs_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:57:00.690689396+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-7579","score":0.01807,"percentile":0.78581,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}