Authenticated command execution via unsanitized backup name
Published Mar 15, 2026 · Updated Mar 15, 2026
Command injection in D-Link NAS and NVR firmware 20260205 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands. remote_backup.cgi passes attacker-controlled name and num values from cgi_recovery, or name from cgi_backup_now, into OS command processing without neutralizing shell metacharacters. A valid administrative web session is required; successful exploitation starts attacker-selected services or executes other commands with appliance privileges.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in D-Link NAS and NVR firmware 20260205 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands. remote_backup.cgi passes attacker-controlled name and num values from cgi_recovery, or name from cgi_backup_now, into OS command processing without neutralizing shell metacharacters. A valid administrative web session is required; successful exploitation starts attacker-selected services or executes other commands with appliance privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-4196
- Published
- Mar 15, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 15, 2026
- Vendor
- D-Link
- Product
- DNR-322L
- Classifications
- CWE-74, CWE-77, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=20260205
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Public exploit references
- remote_backup.cgi cgi_backup_now command-injection proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
- remote_backup.cgi cgi_recovery command-injection proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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