CVE-2026-88710
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain ASUS Router firmware...
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain ASUS Router firmware allows an unauthenticated nearby user to trigger a chain of actions—unauthenticated queries, identifier guessing, credential overwriting, and command injection—resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain ASUS Router firmware allows an unauthenticated nearby user to trigger a chain of actions—unauthenticated queries, identifier guessing, credential overwriting, and command injection—resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
- Record
CVE-2026-88710- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-120741
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain ASUS Router firmware allows an unauthenticated nearby user to trigger a chain of actions—unauthenticated queries, identifier guessing, credential overwriting, and command injection—resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
- Record
EUVD-2026-120741- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w66w-jg65-h4c8
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain ASUS Router firmware...
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain ASUS Router firmware allows an unauthenticated nearby user to trigger a chain of actions—unauthenticated queries, identifier guessing, credential overwriting, and command injection—resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
- Record
GHSA-w66w-jg65-h4c8- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in certain ASUS Router firmware allows an unauthenticated nearby user to trigger a chain of actions—unauthenticated queries, identifier guessing, credential overwriting, and command injection—resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges. Refer to the ' Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware ' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
- Record
CVE-2026-88710- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| aliases, published, references, title | EUVD, GitHub Advisories | |
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-88710 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Asus Router Firmware, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.