CVE-2024-45698: D-Link WiFi router - OS Command Injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Certain models of D-Link wireless routers do not properly validate user input in the telnet service, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to use hard-coded credentials to log into telnet and inject arbitrary OS commands, which can then be executed on the device.

Affected products

D-Link DIR-X4860 A1: 1.00, 1.04

References

https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8091-bcd52-2.html
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8090-bf06b-1.html

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