Topic: Zero-Days & Critical Vulnerabilities
16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a Password
The vulnerability in the proprietary 802.11 implementation has existed in the SDK since at least 2010, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution on routers within Wi Fi range. Researcher Quentin Kaiser presented the flaw at Hexacon in Paris, showing exploits on an Orange Belgium ASKEY TCG3000 and a Proximus Sagemcom F@st/BBOX3V+ router.
Zero Day Brief #17 · 19 Oct 2026
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Story so far
- 16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a Password – Security Affairs
first report - Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers – The Hacker News
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