EIP-2026-101049

PRE-CVE

Multiple Routers - 'IRC Request' Disconnect Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-101049. PoCs published by Ryan Meyer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This writeup describes a DoS vulnerability in certain Netgear and Linksys routers running vxWorks. The attack involves sending a specific IRC message ('DCC SEND anylongrandomstringhere') on port 6667, causing the router to drop the connection.

Description

Multiple Routers - 'IRC Request' Disconnect Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Ryan Meyer · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1551

This writeup describes a DoS vulnerability in certain Netgear and Linksys routers running vxWorks. The attack involves sending a specific IRC message ('DCC SEND anylongrandomstringhere') on port 6667, causing the router to drop the connection.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Netgear and Linksys routers (vxWorks-based)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must be connected to an IRC server on port 6667 · Attacker must send the specific DCC SEND message in a channel, private message, CTCP, or notice
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026