D-Link DIR-816L soap.cgi soapcgi_main os command injection
A weakness has been identified in D-Link DIR-816L 206b01. Affected by this issue is the function soapcgi_main of the file /soap.cgi. This manipulation of the argument service causes os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
- Published
- Aug 31, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.8% · 92th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-77
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Action score
9
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulDB
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dlink | dir-816l firmware | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816l_firmware |
| dlink | dir-816l | cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-816l |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dlink dir-816l firmware2.06b01
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
D-Link DIR-816L
- 206b01affected
Same product
dlink: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-28956An issue in the getcfg.php component of D-Link DIR816L_FW206b01 allows attackers to access the device via a crafted payload.46Plan
- CVE-2020-15893An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02.45Plan
- CVE-2022-28955An access control issue in D-Link DIR816L_FW206b01 allows unauthenticated attackers to access folders folder_view.php and category_view.php.42Plan
- CVE-2025-13188D-Link DIR-816L authentication.cgi authenticationcgi_main stack-based overflow36Monitor
- CVE-2020-15894An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816L devices 2.x before 1.10b04Beta02.31Monitor
- CVE-2025-13191D-Link DIR-816L soap.cgi soapcgi_main stack-based overflow29Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Lexpl0it (VulDB User)reporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- LDAP InjectionCAPEC-136likelihood: High · High
- Command DelimitersCAPEC-15likelihood: High · High
- IMAP/SMTP Command InjectionCAPEC-183Medium
- Command InjectionCAPEC-248likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Terminal DevicesCAPEC-40likelihood: High · Very High
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Manipulating Writeable Configuration FilesCAPEC-75likelihood: High · Very High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
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