# CVE-2024-27497: Linksys E2000 - Authentication Bypass

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-27497 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-2024-27497

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 8.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Linksys E2000
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)
- **Tags:** iot

## Description

Linksys E2000 Ver.1.0.06 build 1 is vulnerable to authentication bypass via the position.js file.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-27497](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27497) is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Linksys E2000 Ver.1.0.06 build 1, specifically through the position.js file. This flaw allows attackers on the network to gain unauthorized access to the device, potentially exposing sensitive information and enabling further compromise of the router's configuration or connected systems.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 17th of June 2026.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-27497 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
Telemetry from the CrowdSec network also shows that exploitation activity for CVE-2024-27497 remains steady week-over-week. Attack volumes are consistent with long-term trends, indicating sustained interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-27497 continues to be an active part of the threat landscape and will likely remain this way for the forseeable future.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing the `/position.js` endpoint on Linksys E2000 devices, bypassing authentication controls to retrieve sensitive session-related information.

## Timeline

- 2024-03-01: CVE Published. CVE-2024-27497 is published to NVD.
- 2026-06-17: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-27497 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-06-18: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-27497 for the first time.

## References

- https://warp-desk-89d.notion.site/Linksys-E-2000-efcd532d8dcf4710a4af13fca131a5b8
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-27497.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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