What is CVE-2026-86295?

CVE-2026-86295 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-895l, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-86295?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

RCE in D-Link Dir-895l

CVE-2026-86295

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-895L A1_102b07. This affects the function sendACK of the file udhcpcd/serverpacket.c of the component udhcpcd. The manipulation of the argument Hostname results in command injection. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

Published 2026-09-07 · last modified 2026-09-08.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (83.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.006

Affected products

D-Link Dir-895l — versions A1_102b07

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

vuldb.com/vuln/399457 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/vuln/399457/cti (signature, permissions-required)
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-86295 (third-party-advisory)
vuldb.com/submit/906296 (third-party-advisory)
tzh00203.notion.site/D-Link-DIR-895L-Command-Injection-in-udhcpd-sendACK-TR-069… (exploit)
www.dlink.com/ (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86295?: CVE-2026-86295 is a high-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-895l, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-86295?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.