Security News > 2016 > June > Cisco’s small business Wi-Fi routers open to attack, no patch available (Help Net Security)

Security researcher Samuel Huntley has discovered four vulnerabilities in Cisco’s RV range of small business Wi-Fi routers, the worst of which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as root on a targeted system. Unfortunately, the company hasn’t yet released firmware updates that plug these holes – they are scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2016 – and no workarounds are available if you need keep the remote management feature … More →
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