16-year-old Broadcom WPS flaw can give nearby attackers router control
Researcher demos stole a Wi-Fi password and opened a shell without the network key; tested Belgian gateways were still unpatched.
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Unpatched Broadcom WPS flaw lets nearby attackers run code as root
Quentin Kaiser's own exploits read a Wi-Fi password and opened an over-the-air shell; he reports no real-world attacks.
Broadcom Wi-Fi bug since 2010 allows unauthenticated router code execution
Quentin Kaiser demonstrated exploits on two Belgian ISP routers; Broadcom assigned no CVE after an incomplete 2018 fix.