D-Link WiFi router - OS Command Injection
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78 and CWE-798.
Summary
Certain models of D-Link wireless routers do not properly validate user input in the telnet service, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to use hard-coded credentials to log into telnet and inject arbitrary OS commands, which can then be executed on the device.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01139 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-Link | DIR-X4860 A1 | 1.00; 1.04 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DIR-X4860 A1 VendorD-Link Affected 1.00; 1.04 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-x4860_firmware:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.00 | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
| cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-x4860_firmware:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.04 | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
| cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-x4860:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | a1 | Running on | D-Link Japan K.K. |
- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-x4860_firmware:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.00 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
- cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-x4860_firmware:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.04 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
- cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-x4860:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions a1 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-2024-45698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj9g-c23g-r4pj
References
More D-Link vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03070 D-Link DNS-320L/DNS-325/DNS-327L/DNS-340L HTTP GET Request nas_sharing.cgi command injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-03069 D-Link DNS-320L/DNS-325/DNS-327L/DNS-340L HTTP GET Request nas_sharing.cgi hard-coded credentials KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-00708 D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10693 OS Command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR820LA1_FW105B03 allows attackers to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17249 D-Link Go-RT-AC750 GORTAC750_revA_v101b03 and GO-RT-AC750_revB_FWv200b02 are vulnerable… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09657 D-Link DIR-820L 1.05B03 was discovered to contain remote command execution (RCE)… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-45698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj9g-c23g-r4pj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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