Buffer overflow in D-Link Dir-816

CVE-2026-4184

A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-816 1.10CNB05. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /goform/form2Wl5BasicSetup.cgi of the component goahead. Performing a manipulation of the argument pskValue results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-4184: rose from 0.012 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.019 · change: +0.007

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-4184?
CVE-2026-4184 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-816, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-4184?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.