Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DIR-505 TFTP upload handler
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Versions from 1.10B02 of the D-Link DIR-505 are affected. The TFTP upload filename handler in /usr/bin/tftpd contains a stack-based buffer overflow in mp_upload_file, tracked as CWE-121. A remote attacker can trigger it without authentication or user interaction. A public exploit is available.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DIR-505 1.10B02. Affected is the function save_upload_file/mp_upload_file of the file /usr/bin/tftpd of the component TFTP Upload Filename Handler. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. 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
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for D-Link DIR-505.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-11-01 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120189
- 2026-11-01 Alias added: GHSA-2j25-rfrh-cphw
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-120189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2j25-rfrh-cphw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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