D-Link D-View 8 Installer DLL Preloading via Uncontrolled Search Path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
D-Link D-View 8 versions 2.0.1.107 and below contain an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in the installer. When executed with elevated privileges via UAC, the installer attempts to load version.dll from its execution directory, allowing DLL preloading. An attacker can supply a malicious version.dll alongside the legitimate installer so that, when a victim runs the installer and approves the UAC prompt, attacker-controlled code executes with administrator privileges. This can lead to full system compromise.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | D-View 8 | up to 2.0.1.107 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- D-View 8 VendorD-Link Affected up to 2.0.1.107 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dlink:d-view_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.1.107 | Vulnerable | D-Link Japan K.K. |
- cpe:2.3:a:dlink:d-view_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.1.107 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
D-Link D-View 8 — supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?…
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-19127 D-Link D-View 8 IDOR Allows Credential Disclosure and Account TakeoverPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23755
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52pj-q5jq-xr5g
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- TI-2024-00708 D-Link DIR-859 HTTP POST Request hedwig.cgi path traversal KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources
- CVE-2026-23755 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-23755 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52pj-q5jq-xr5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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