CVE-2022-50596
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Publication date: 2025-11-06

Last updated on: 2025-11-28

Assigner: VulnCheck

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.
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Published
2025-11-06
Last Modified
2025-11-28
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2026-06-16
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2025-11-06
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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CVE-2022-50596
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Vendor Product Version / Range
dlink dir-1260_firmware to 1.20b05 (inc)
dlink dir-1260 *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-78 The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a command injection flaw in the D-Link DIR-1260 Wi-Fi router firmware (up to version v1.20B05). It exists in the web management interface, specifically in the SetDest/Dest/Target arguments of the GetDeviceSettings form. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can execute arbitrary commands on the router with root privileges without authentication. This can lead to full control over the device, potentially allowing the attacker to disrupt network operations, intercept or manipulate network traffic, or use the device as a foothold for further attacks.

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