# CVE-2009-1558: Cisco Linksys - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2009-1558 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2009-1558

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 7.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))
- **Tags:** iot

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e. (encoded dot dot) or an absolute pathname in the next_file parameter.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2009-1558](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1558) is a directory traversal vulnerability impacting Cisco Linksys wireless video camera devices, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted requests to the device’s file handler.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 1st of June 2025.

CrowdSec network observations suggest that most exploitation of CVE-2009-1558 involves focused reconnaissance to identify viable targets. Attackers typically tailor their campaigns based on system exposure and configuration. It is unlikely that a given attack is accidental.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2009-1558 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attack attempts are typically observed targeting URLs containing `/adm/file.cgi`.

## Timeline

- 2009-05-06: CVE Published. CVE-2009-1558 is published to NVD.
- 2025-06-01: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2009-1558 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-06-16: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2009-1558 for the first time.

## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50231
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2009/CVE-2009-1558.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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