Authenticated command execution via SystemCommand parameter
Published Mar 9, 2020 · Updated Oct 21, 2025
OS command injection in D-Link DCS-930L firmware before 2.12 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via HTTP requests. The /setSystemCommand endpoint passes the attacker-controlled SystemCommand POST value to the device shell without restricting it to safe commands. Administrative credentials and network access to the web interface are required, and successful exploitation grants privileged command execution on the camera.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in D-Link DCS-930L firmware before 2.12 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via HTTP requests. The /setSystemCommand endpoint passes the attacker-controlled SystemCommand POST value to the device shell without restricting it to safe commands. Administrative credentials and network access to the web interface are required, and successful exploitation grants privileged command execution on the camera.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2016-11021
- Published
- Mar 9, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 9, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2022Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listing
- Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- D-Link DCS-930L Authenticated Remote Command Executionfunctional · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog listingknown exploited catalog
Technologies
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