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The D-Link DIR-820L wireless router is a networking product with a critical security track record. It suffered multiple high-severity remote code execution vulnerabilities in 2022 that were left unpatched, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands via HTTP POST requests to the device's management interface.

PROFILE
CategorynetworkingWhat they doD-Link DIR-820L is a wireless router product. Websitehttps://www.dlink.com ↗
SECURITY POSTURE

The DIR-820L has a documented history of critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that remained unpatched for extended periods, exposing the device to exploitation via HTTP POST requests.

Notable failures
  • CVE-2022-26258 RCE via HTTP POST
  • CVE-2022-26258 unpatched RCE
  • Critical RCE in firmware 1.05B03
Patterns: repeated unpatched edge-device RCEs; delayed firmware updates for consumer hardware
FAILURE HISTORY · 2
DATEEVENTSEVSUMMARY
2022-09-08 CVE-2022-26258 high D-Link DIR-820L exposed to RCE due to unpatched vulnerability
2022-03-28 CVE-2022-26258 critical D-Link DIR-820L 1.05B03 was discovered to contain remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability via HTTP POST to get set ccp.
Open questions: D-Link's broader patch management timeline for the DIR-820L · Whether other D-Link products share similar unpatched RCE vulnerabilities
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