CVE-2018-16408: d-link dir-846_firmware OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16408 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in d-link dir-846_firmware. EPSS estimates a 4.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 03-09-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.