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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain or compromise admin credentials
  2. Delivery
    Access VigorSwitch web management interface
  3. Exploit
    Submit oversized GVRP portList payload via switch_lan_gvrp endpoint
  4. Execution
    Trigger buffer overflow in firmware handler
  5. Impact
    Crash device (DoS) or redirect execution to attacker code

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires valid administrative credentials for the DrayTek VigorSwitch web management interface - specifically, the attacker must be authenticated as an administrator to reach the switch_lan_gvrp GVRP configuration endpoint where the vulnerable portList parameter is processed. Network reachability to the web management interface (typically TCP port 80 or 443) is also required. The vulnerability does not appear to be reachable without authentication (PR:H per CVSS 4.0 vector). Exploitation is limited by: (1) requirement for prior administrative credential compromise; (2) the management interface must be accessible from the attacker's network position; (3) the affected GVRP code path must be reachable via the web UI, which is standard on these managed switch models. No non-default configuration flags are identified as prerequisites beyond standard web management being enabled.

Impact

The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) scores 8.6, reflecting a network-reachable flaw with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, but requiring high-privilege (administrative) credentials - a critical moderating factor. The PR:H rating is consistent with the CVE description, which explicitly requires valid administrative credentials for the web management interface, meaning this is not an unauthenticated pre-auth vulnerability. No EPSS score was provided in the source data; given the absence of a public exploit and no KEV listing, opportunistic mass exploitation at this time is not supported by available intelligence. Real-world risk is primarily scoped to scenarios where admin credentials have already been compromised or where the web management interface is inadvertently exposed to untrusted networks - a misconfiguration DrayTek devices are known to be susceptible to in SMB deployments. The high impact scores (VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) are plausible if memory corruption leads to RCE on the switch firmware, but the DoS outcome is more conservatively probable based on available description. No conflicting signals between CVSS vector and description were identified.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained valid administrative credentials - through phishing, credential stuffing against an exposed management interface, or lateral movement from a previously compromised network segment - logs into the VigorSwitch web management interface and submits a crafted GVRP port-list payload exceeding the fixed buffer size in switch_lan_gvrp. The overflow corrupts adjacent memory, causing the switch to crash (DoS) or, in an optimistic attacker scenario with control over the overflow contents, overwriting a return address to redirect execution to attacker-controlled code running with firmware-level privileges. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 24, 2026

Buffer overflow in DrayTek VigorSwitch's switch_lan_gvrp function exposes multiple managed switch models to denial of service or potential arbitrary command execution from remote, authenticated attackers. The flaw stems from unsafe copying of a user-supplied portList field into an undersized stack or heap buffer within the GVRP handling code - a classic CWE-120 defect reachable via the device's web management interface. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis, and exploitation is gated behind valid administrative credentials, which meaningfully constrains real-world attacker opportunity.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to apply firmware updates from DrayTek as described in the vendor's August 2026 security advisory at https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-vigorswitch-series-august-2026/. Exact patched firmware version numbers are not confirmed in the available intelligence; consult the advisory directly for the applicable build per model. As an immediate compensating control, restrict access to the web management interface to a dedicated, isolated management VLAN or trusted administrative IP ranges using ACLs or firewall rules - this directly eliminates the network-reachable attack surface since the vulnerability requires reaching the web interface. Disabling remote (WAN-side) management access on internet-facing devices is a high-priority step with no functional trade-off for devices that should only be managed internally. Rotating administrative credentials and enforcing MFA for management access limits the exploitability of this flaw even prior to patching, since PR:H is required.

Affected VersionsENISA

VigorSwitch P1280 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch G2540xs 0 <3.9.10
VigorSwitch G1280 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch G1282 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch P1282 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch FX2120 0 <3.9.10
VigorSwitch P2282x 0 <2.10.6
VigorSwitch G2282x 0 <2.10.6
VigorSwitch G2100 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch G2542x 0 <3.10.6
VigorSwitch PQ2121x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch G2121 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch Q2200x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch PQ2200xb 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch P2100 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch P2540xs 0 <3.9.10
VigorSwitch P2280x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch P1281x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch PX2060 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch P2540x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch G2540x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch Q2121x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch P2121 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch P2542xh 0 <3.10.6
VigorSwitch G2280x 0 <2.9.10
VigorSwitch Q2300x 0 <2.10.7
VigorSwitch P2542x 0 <3.10.6
VigorSwitch PQ2300xb 0 <2.10.7

Affected Packages

euvd vigorswitch_fx2120 fix: 3.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g1280 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g1282 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g2100 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g2121 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g2280x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g2282x fix: 2.10.6
euvd vigorswitch_g2540x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g2540xs fix: 3.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_g2542x fix: 3.10.6
euvd vigorswitch_p1280 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p1281x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p1282 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p2100 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p2121 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p2280x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p2282x fix: 2.10.6
euvd vigorswitch_p2540x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p2540xs fix: 3.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_p2542x fix: 3.10.6
euvd vigorswitch_p2542xh fix: 3.10.6
euvd vigorswitch_pq2121x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_pq2200xb fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_pq2300xb fix: 2.10.7
euvd vigorswitch_px2060 fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_q2121x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_q2200x fix: 2.9.10
euvd vigorswitch_q2300x fix: 2.10.7

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 28 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in the switch_lan_gvrp handler, which processes GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) port-list configuration submitted through the web management interface. GVRP (IEEE 802.1Q) is a layer-2 protocol feature used to propagate VLAN membership across a switched network. The root cause is CWE-120 (Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input), where the portList parameter is copied into a fixed-size destination buffer without length validation, allowing an oversized input to corrupt adjacent memory. Affected products identified via CPE strings span the DrayTek VigorSwitch G2540XS, P2540XS, FX2120, G2282X, P2282X, Q2300X, PQ2300XB, G2542X, P2542X, and P2542XH, with additional models referenced in tags including the G1280, P1280, P1281X, G1282, P1282, G2121, P2121, PQ2121X, Q2121X, G2280X, P2280X, Q2200X, PQ2200XB, G2100, P2100, G2540X, P2540X, and PX2060 series - indicating the vulnerable code path is shared across the broader VigorSwitch firmware base.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 8.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 7.2 HIGH

Network-reachable via web interface with low complexity, but PR:H reflects mandatory admin credentials; scope unchanged as switch firmware impact does not cascade to subsequent systems.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 24, 2026 - 18:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 24, 2026 - 17:08 cve.org
HIGH 8.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple DrayTek VigorSwitch models contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the switch_lan_gvrp function. The vulnerability is caused by unsafe copying of the portList field into an undersized buffer. A remote attacker can trigger this vulnerability via crafted input, causing a denial of service or potentially executing arbitrary commands. Exploitation requires valid administrative credentials for the device's web management interface.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

DrayTek VigorSwitch managed switches contain a buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-71938, CVSS 8.6) in the GVRP protocol handler that allows authenticated attackers with valid administrative credentials to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary commands on affected network infrastructure. Organizations running VigorSwitch devices face potential network outages or infrastructure compromise if administrative credentials are compromised or through insider threats. No vendor patch is currently available, requiring urgent deployment of compensating controls.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict management interface access via firewall rules and network ACLs to authorized administrative workstations only; enforce multi-factor authentication and strong password policies for all administrative accounts; segment management traffic to a dedicated administrative VLAN isolated from production networks; disable GVRP protocol if not operationally required; implement centralized logging and real-time monitoring for management interface access attempts, authentication failures, and GVRP function errors; maintain current backups of switch configurations for rapid recovery from denial of service incidents.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche SMB-focused managed switch brand, limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

43
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +43
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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