{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2026-16528","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"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.","dates":{"published":"2026-10-07T02:02:43.107Z","modified":"2026-10-07T18:48:27.771Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":8.4,"severity":"high","version":"4.0","versionLabel":"v4.0","source":"CVE.org","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"4.0","versionLabel":"v4.0","source":"CVE.org","score":8.4,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"4.0","versionLabel":"v4.0","source":"NVD","score":8.4,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false}]},"epss":{"probability":0.00207,"percentile":0.10185,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":null,"baselineDate":null,"baselineScore":null},"history":[{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":0.10185}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.00207,"percentile":0.10185}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-532","name":"Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File","description":"The product writes sensitive information to a log file.","type":"weakness","status":"Incomplete","abstraction":"Base","likelihoodOfExploit":"Medium","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/532.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"asus","product":"router","name":"Router","label":"router","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"3.0.0.4.386 series","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"3.0.0.4.388 series","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"3.0.0.6.102 series","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"3.0.0.4.386 series | 3.0.0.4.388 series | 3.0.0.6.102 series","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/asus/router"}],"affectedCount":1,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://www.asus.com/security-advisory","label":"www.asus.com/security-advisory","hostname":"www.asus.com","tags":[]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2026-10-07T02:02:43.107Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2026-10-07T18:48:27.771Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":34,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T11:44:37.377Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}