Authenticated code execution via unbounded URL formatting
Published Aug 30, 2026 · Updated Aug 30, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DIR-825M 1.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a crafted FOTA URL. The sub_41802C handler passes the HTTP POST fota_url value to sprintf, which writes it into a fixed 512-byte stack buffer without a length check. A valid web session is required; overwriting stack control data can execute code as root or crash the web server.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DIR-825M 1.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a crafted FOTA URL. The sub_41802C handler passes the HTTP POST fota_url value to sprintf, which writes it into a fixed 512-byte stack buffer without a length check. A valid web session is required; overwriting stack control data can execute code as root or crash the web server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82593
- Published
- Aug 30, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 30, 2026
- Vendor
- D-Link
- Product
- DIR-825M
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-121, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.1.8
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Oversized fota_url HTTP POST proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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