OpenWrt

Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2021
OpenWRT forum hacked, intruders stole user data

The OpenWRT forum, the community behind the open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, disclosed a data breach. OpenWrt is an open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. The main components are Linux, util-linux, musl, and BusyBox. All components have been optimized […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2020
Critical RCE Bug Affects Millions of OpenWrt-based Network Devices

A security researcher disclosed technical details of a critical remote code execution flaw affecting the OpenWrt Linux-based operating system for network devices. Earlier this year, security expert Guido Vranken from the software firm ForAllSecure, discovered a critical vulnerability in the OpenWrt Linux-based operating system for network devices. The flaw tracked as CVE-2020-7982 is a critical remote […]