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Dir 816 Firmware CVE-2022-37130

CRITICAL
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2022-08-31 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL + active threat signals, no patch available.
No patch listed yet 26.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

In D-Link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04, DIR-878 DIR_878_FW1.30B08.img a command injection vulnerability occurs in /goform/Diagnosis, after the condition is met, setnum will be spliced into v10 by snprintf,. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. In D-Link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04, DIR-878 DIR_878_FW1.30B08.img a command injection vulnerability occurs in /goform/Diagnosis, after the condition is met, setnum will be spliced into v10 by snprintf, and the system will be executed, resulting in a command injection vulnerability Affected products include: Dlink Dir-816 Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

In D-Link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04, DIR-878 DIR_878_FW1.30B08.img a command injection vulnerability occurs in /goform/Diagnosis, after the condition is met, setnum will be spliced into v10 by snprintf, and the system will be executed, resulting in a command injection vulnerability

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
26.3%
Top 2% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 26.3%
Patch available No
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
CRITICAL + active threat signals, no patch available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

95
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +26
CVSS: +49
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816_firmware:1.10cnb04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-24321 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Feb 08

An issue in Dlink DIR-816A2 v.1.10CNB05 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the wizardstep4_ssid_2 pa

CVE-2025-45931 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 30

An issue D-Link DIR-816-A2 DIR-816A2_FWv1.10CNB05_R1B011D88210 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via sy

CVE-2025-5623 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 05

Critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in D-Link DIR-816 1.10CNB05 affecting the qosClassifier function's di

CVE-2025-5630 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 05

Critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in D-Link DIR-816 firmware version 1.10CNB05 affecting the /goform/fo

CVE-2025-5624 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 05

Critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in D-Link DIR-816 firmware version 1.10CNB05 affecting the QoSPortSet

CVE-2025-5622 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jun 05

Critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in D-Link DIR-816 wireless router (version 1.10CNB05) affecting the 5

CVE-2022-43003 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 26

D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the pskValue parameter in the setRepeaterSecur

CVE-2022-43002 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 26

D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the wizardstep54_pskpwd parameter at /goform/f

CVE-2022-43001 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 26

D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the pskValue parameter in the setSecurity func

CVE-2022-43000 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 26

D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the wizardstep4_pskpwd parameter at /goform/fo

CVE-2022-42998 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 26

D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the srcip parameter at /goform/form2IPQoSTcAdd

CVE-2022-37125 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Aug 31

D-link DIR-816 A2_v1.10CNB04.img is vulnerable to Command injection via /goform/NTPSyncWithHost. Rated critical severity

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