D-Link DIR-605 L2TP Control Message tunnel.c tunnel_set_params off-by-one
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DIR-605 B1v202WWB03. This issue affects the function tunnel_set_params of the file progs.gpl/pppd.alpha/l2tp/tunnel.c of the component L2TP Control Message Parser. Such manipulation of the argument peer_hostname leads to off-by-one. The attack may be performed from remote. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwmj-7xm4-cg9r
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-86297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwmj-7xm4-cg9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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