In D-Link DIR-860L v2.03, there is a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In D-Link DIR-860L v2.03, there is a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification for the SID field in gena.cgi. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.15507 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-860l_firmware:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
| cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-860l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | D-Link Japan K.K. |
- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-860l_firmware:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
- cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-860l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42812
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j6qj-c649-wpqq
References
More D-Link Japan K.K. Dir-860l Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04810 OS command injection vulnerability in soap.cgi (soapcgi_main in cgibin) in D-Link… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-27694 In D-Link DIR-860L REVA FIRMWARE PATCH 1.10..B04, the Telnet service contains hardcoded… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-08272 D-Link DIR-860L Simple Service Discovery Protocol cgibin ssdpcgi_main os command injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2024-25079 A NULL pointer dereference in D-Link DIR-860L REVB_FIRMWARE_2.04.B04_ic5b allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2018-14250 On D-Link DIR-818LW Rev.A 2.05.B03 and DIR-860L Rev.B 2.03.B03 devices, unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-04809 XSS vulnerability in htdocs/webinc/js/bsc_sms_inbox.php in D-Link DIR-868L… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-42812 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42812 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j6qj-c649-wpqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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