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CVE-2022-50596

D-Link DIR-1260 <= v1.20B05 GetDeviceSettings Unauthenticated Command Injection

Published: Nov 6, 2025Updated: Nov 28, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
3.6%
Top 12.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

dir-1260 firmwaredlinkNetworking Infrastructure
DIR-1260D-LinkNetworking Infrastructure
DIR-1260D-Link Corp.Networking Infrastructure
dlinkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
d-linkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
d-link corp.commercialTWNetworking Infrastructureaka d-link corporation, d-link international

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

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

Published
Nov 6, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 28, 2025

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