CVE-2022-26258

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-09-08

Actively exploited. CVE-2022-26258 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-08) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

D-Link DIR-820L contains an unspecified vulnerability in Device Name parameter in /lan.asp which allows for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

What: The D-Link DIR-820L contains a vulnerability in the Device Name parameter that allows for remote code execution.
Who is affected: Users of the D-Link DIR-820L router.
Urgency: Immediate remediation is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action: Update the D-Link DIR-820L firmware to the latest version.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2022-26258: D-Link DIR-820L Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-09-08

External references

NVD record for CVE-2022-26258

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CISA KEV catalog

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