importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-10-19T11:59:44+05:30

Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution on Routers

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A critical vulnerability in Broadcom's Wi-Fi setup software allows attackers within radio range to execute code as root on affected routers without authentication. The flaw was demonstrated on Belgian home gateways, enabling unauthorized access and retrieval of Wi-Fi credentials.

A flaw in Broadcom's Wi-Fi setup software lets an attacker within radio range run code as root on Broadcom-based routers, without the network password or any pairing step, security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed on October 16.

He showed the attack working against home gateways supplied by three Belgian internet providers, in one case reading the Wi-Fi password off the device

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