Vulnerability report

Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-26801

BL-AC1900_2.0 Command Injection

LB-LINK / BL-AC1900_2.0

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
69.7%
First observed
25 Jun 2026
Last observed
19 Sep 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-26801 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting LB-LINK BL-AC1900_2.0 and 3 other products. LB-LINK BL-AC1900_2.0 v1.0.1, LB-LINK BL-WR9000 v2.4.9, LB-LINK BL-X26 v1.2.5, and LB-LINK BL-LTE300 v1.0.8 were...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

LB-LINK / BL-AC1900_2.0.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

BL-AC1900_2.0 Command Injection

LB-LINK BL-AC1900_2.0 v1.0.1, LB-LINK BL-WR9000 v2.4.9, LB-LINK BL-X26 v1.2.5, and LB-LINK BL-LTE300 v1.0.8 were discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the mac, time1, and time2 parameters at /goform/set_LimitClient_cfg.

Published
26 Mar 2023
Exploitation Reported
22 Apr 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 22 Apr 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Active exploitation observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 25 Jun 2026

Previdian first observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability in our honeypot sensors.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-04-28 00:00 UTC
Previdian Sensors 2026-06-29 06:51 UTC
The Hacker News 2026-10-05 15:32 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Previdian sensors recorded exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

131

Attempts observed

8

Unique attacker IPs

3

Attacker countries

DE · NL · US

9

Sensors observed

CVE-2023-26801 exploitation attempts over the last 91 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 24 Oct 2026

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26 Jul 14 Aug 2 Sep 21 Sep 24 Oct

First observed 25 Jun 2026 · Last observed 19 Sep 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
6

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

69.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') CWE-77

Recent mention · The Hacker News

Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2

Ravie LakshmananOct 05, 2026Vulnerability / Malware Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw impacting the Realtek Jungle software development kit (SDK) to deploy a botnet malware called Cling. "Cling is notable not because...

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 15:32 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Hacker News

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 17:17 UTC

    Indicators of compromise added (8)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  3. 17:17 UTC

    Observed by Previdian sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. 00:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-26801",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.69663,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 131, "sensors": 9 }
}