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CVE-2018-5371 in the critical feed json

diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authentica…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17143

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
42.0%
EPSS 42.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr field of an HTTP GET request.

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Exploit prediction

41.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • iplantom.com https://www.iplantom.com/2018/01/10/dsl2640U/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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