CVE-2026-124560
D-Link DIR-878 HNAP prog.cgi GetCAPTCHAsetting heap-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. This affects the function GetCAPTCHAsetting of the file bin/prog.cgi of the component HNAP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument uid results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
D-Link DIR-878 HNAP prog.cgi GetCAPTCHAsetting heap-based overflow
A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. This affects the function GetCAPTCHAsetting of the file bin/prog.cgi of the component HNAP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument uid results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
- Record
CVE-2026-124560- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-09
EUVDEUVD-2026-119786
A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. This affects the function GetCAPTCHAsetting of the file bin/prog.cgi of the component HNAP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument uid results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
- Record
EUVD-2026-119786- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-09
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7474-5gjp-gr7m
A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. This affects the function GetCAPTCHAsetting...
A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. This affects the function GetCAPTCHAsetting of the file bin/prog.cgi of the component HNAP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument uid results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
- Record
GHSA-7474-5gjp-gr7m- CVSS 4.0
- 8.9 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-09
NVD
A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. This affects the function GetCAPTCHAsetting of the file bin/prog.cgi of the component HNAP Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument uid results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
- Record
CVE-2026-124560- CVSS 4.0
- 8.9 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-09
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-124560 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in D-link Dir-878, published November 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.