Stack-Based Overflow vulnerability in Belkin WeMo Insights Switch

published 2020-01-27 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7561

cvss: 8.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libbelkin_api.so component of Belkin WeMo Insight Switch firmware allows a local attacker to obtain code execution on the device. This issue affects: Belkin WeMo Insight Switch firmware version 2.00.11396 and prior versions.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

belkin wemo_insight_switch_firmware 2.00.11396

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Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Belkin Belkin WeMo Insight Switch

Classification

Weakness

CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

labs.bitdefender.com /2019/12/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-belkin-wemo-insight-switch/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-17094
NVD CVE-2019-17094

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