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D-Link DIR-878 HNAP SetWanSettings buffer overflow

8.7HighCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
No fix listed
Who is exposed
Not reported
Published
Last modified
31/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

D-Link DIR-878 routers have a buffer overflow in the SetWanSettings function of the HNAP Handler, triggered by the Primary/Secondary argument. An attacker can reach it remotely over the network without logging in or any user action, and the overflow can disrupt the device's availability. Only products no longer supported by the maintainer are affected.

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A security flaw has been discovered in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SetWanSettings of the component HNAP Handler. The manipulation of the argument Primary/Secondary results in buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

cve.now Index

31Pcve.now Index 31 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure17/25No login or user action needed per the CVSS vector, reachable over the network without a login · Unknown: No advisory context yet
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity8.7/10CVSS 8.7
  • No patch5/5No patch listed yet

What would change the score

  • Would score about 76 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 71 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 36 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • D-Link DIR-878

    1.20B05

Evidence 6

  1. Advisory
  2. Advisory
  3. Advisory
  4. Advisory
  5. Exploit
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Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about CVE-2026-124563

Is CVE-2026-124563 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124563?

DIR-878: version 1.20B05.Source: cve.now feed data