FKIE_CVE-2018-16408

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-09-03 19:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:44
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/D-Link%20DIR-846%20RCE.mdBroken Link
nvd@nist.govhttps://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/D-Link/DIR-846/RCE_0/D-Link%20DIR-846%20RCE.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
nvd@nist.govhttps://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB18-253Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/D-Link%20DIR-846%20RCE.mdBroken Link
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
d-link dir-846_firmware 100.26
dlink dir-846 -
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:44:14.160",
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