CVE-2022-50596

CRITICAL EPSS 88.2%
Published Nov 6, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Nov 6, 2025 7mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

D-Link DIR-1260 Wi-Fi router firmware versions up to and including v1.20B05 contain a command injection vulnerability within the web management interface that allows for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges. The flaw specifically exists within the SetDest/Dest/Target arguments to the GetDeviceSettings form. The management interface is accessible over HTTP and HTTPS on the local and Wi-Fi networks and optionally from the Internet.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
88.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
dlinkdir-1260_firmware* ≤1.20b05
dlinkdir-1260*any

References 3

  • blog.exodusintel.com https://blog.exodusintel.com/2022/05/11/d-link-dir-1260-getdevicesettings-pre-auth-command-injection-vulnerability/
    Third Party Advisory
  • supportannouncement.us.dlink.com https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10298
    Vendor Advisory
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dlink-dir1260-getdevicesettings-unauthenticated-command-injection
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.