CVE•Published 2026-08-08•Modified 2026-08-28•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-71958
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CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
44
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 56% of all CVEs
Description
D-Link DWR-M961 devices with hardware version C1 and software version 1.1.2_C1_202602110044 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the quicksetup.cgi interface. A remote attacker can write overly long strings to the test4, ssid2, and username fields and execute arbitrary commands by crafting a specific payload, or cause the device to crash.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-08
Modified 2026-08-28
External references
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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