RCE in D-Link Dir-882

CVE-2026-5844

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-882 1.01B02. Impacted is the function sprintf of the file prog.cgi of the component HNAP1 SetNetworkSettings Handler. The manipulation of the argument IPAddress results in os command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.062 (93.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% 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-2026-5844: rose from 0.051 to 0.062.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.062 · change: +0.011

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5844?
CVE-2026-5844 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-882, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-5844?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.