ASUS router logs expose DDNS credentials to authenticated users
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
Certain ASUS router models from the 3.0.0.4.386 series, 3.0.0.4.388 series and 3.0.0.6.102 series are affected. The firmware inserts sensitive information into a log file (CWE-532), so the system log holds DDNS credentials. A remote authenticated attacker can read these credentials from the system log, which can allow modification of DNS settings.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in certain ASUS router models allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain DDNS credentials from the system log, potentially enabling modification of DNS settings.Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for ASUS Router.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16528
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-jh3c-v2fg-3q6f
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More ASUS vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-12008 The administrator application on ASUS GT-AC2900 devices before 3.0.0.4.386.42643 and Lyra… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-36933 "UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED" Certain versions of the ASUS Live Update client were… KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-20780 OS command injection in ASUS RT-AX55 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-04367 An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-04368 An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07780 common.c in infosvr in ASUS WRT firmware 3.0.0.4.376_1071, 3.0.0.376.2524-g0013f52, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-16528 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16528 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jh3c-v2fg-3q6f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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