D-Link DAP1160L OS command injection in diagnostic.php endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-78.
Summary
The /htdocs/web/diagnostic.php endpoint of D-Link DAP1160L A1_FW101WWb04 contains an OS command injection flaw (CWE-78). Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8 (HIGH), and CISA's SSVC data records PoC exploitation, no automatable exploitation, and total technical impact. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
An OS command injection vulnerability in the /htdocs/web/diagnostic.php endpoint of D-Link DAP1160L A1_FW101WWb04 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via injecting arbitrary shell metacharacters.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for D-Link DAP1160L A1_FW101WWb04. Until D-Link publishes a fix, restrict access to the device's web management interface to trusted hosts and keep it off untrusted networks.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-52356
- 2026-10-23 Alias added: GHSA-4v5h-jgm9-q5qq
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-52356 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-52356 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4v5h-jgm9-q5qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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