CVE-2019-12272

CRITICAL

OpenWrt LuCI <0.10 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2019-12272. PoCs published by HACHp1, nevercodecorrect.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2019-12272, demonstrating remote command execution (RCE) in LuCI via command injection in the bandwidth_status and wireless_status endpoints. The PoC authenticates, injects a command via the URL path, and retrieves the output from a generated file.

Description

In OpenWrt LuCI through 0.10, the endpoints admin/status/realtime/bandwidth_status and admin/status/realtime/wireless_status of the web application are affected by a command injection vulnerability.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 20 stars
by HACHp1 · poc
https://github.com/HACHp1/LuCI_RCE_exp

The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2019-12272, demonstrating remote command execution (RCE) in LuCI via command injection in the bandwidth_status and wireless_status endpoints. The PoC authenticates, injects a command via the URL path, and retrieves the output from a generated file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LuCI (OpenWrt web interface)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid credentials for the LuCI interface · Network access to the target device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec STUB
by nevercodecorrect · poc
https://github.com/nevercodecorrect/lede-17.01.3

The repository contains build system files for LEDE 17.01.3 but lacks any exploit code or technical details related to CVE-2019-12272. The README only mentions the CVE without providing context or PoC.

Classification
Stub 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: LEDE 17.01.3
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/openwrt/luci/commits/master

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0737
EPSS Percentile 93.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
openwrt/luci < 0.10.0
Published May 23, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026