Authenticated command execution via unescaped portForward address
Published May 11, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026
Command injection in D-Link DIR-816 1.10CNB05_R1B011D88210 allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands. The portForward handler stores an unescaped ip_address value in PortForwardRules, which firewall initialization inserts into an iptables command passed to doSystem. Access to the router's web administration interface is required, and successful exploitation executes commands with the firmware service's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in D-Link DIR-816 1.10CNB05_R1B011D88210 allows remote authenticated users to execute operating-system commands. The portForward handler stores an unescaped ip_address value in PortForwardRules, which firewall initialization inserts into an iptables command passed to doSystem. Access to the router's web administration interface is required, and successful exploitation executes commands with the firmware service's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-8346
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- D-Link
- Product
- DIR-816
- Classifications
- CWE-77, CWE-74, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.10CNB05_R1B011D88210
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Public exploit references
- DIR-816 portForward command-injection proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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