CVE-2018-16408
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as...
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.
- Record
CVE-2018-16408- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.
- Record
CVE-2018-16408- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8248 No score
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8248- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h37q-3mfc-h3cm
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as...
D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.
- Record
GHSA-h37q-3mfc-h3cm- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-16408 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in D-link Dir-846 Firmware, published September 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.69%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.