Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user on an affected device. These vulnerabilities exist because HTTP requests are not properly validated. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the device.
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Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code as root on multiple Cisco RV-series VPN routers via crafted HTTP requests.
Vulnerability
The web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers fails to properly validate HTTP requests. This allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exploit the vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. Affected firmware versions are those prior to the fixed releases mentioned in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-rv160-260-rce-XZeFkNHf [1].
Exploitation
An attacker needs network access to the device's web-based management interface. No authentication is required. The attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the interface, which triggers the vulnerability due to improper validation [1].
Impact
Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the affected device. This leads to full compromise of the device, including complete control over its configuration and data [1].
Mitigation
Cisco has released free software updates to address these vulnerabilities. Customers should upgrade to the fixed firmware versions as specified in the Cisco Security Advisory [1]. There are no known workarounds; updating to the patched version is the only mitigation.
AI Insight generated on May 26, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
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Patches
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References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-rv160-260-rce-XZeFkNHfmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
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