CVE-2018-5371
diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U...
diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr field of an HTTP GET request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr field of an HTTP GET request.
- Record
CVE-2018-5371- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr field of an HTTP GET request.
- Record
CVE-2018-5371- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17143 No score
diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr field of an HTTP GET request.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17143- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq8f-x936-p3x5
diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U...
diag_ping.cmd on D-Link DSL-2640U devices with firmware IM_1.00 and ME_1.00, and DSL-2540U devices with firmware ME_1.00, allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr field of an HTTP GET request.
- Record
GHSA-vq8f-x936-p3x5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-2018-5371 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in D-link Dsl-2540u Firmware, published January 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.