D-Link DWR-M961 1.01.07 Traceroute Diagnostic Run formTracerouteDiagnosticRun host/ipVer command injection

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A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in D-Link DWR-M961. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /boafrm/formTracerouteDiagnosticRun of the component Traceroute Diagnostic Run. Performing a manipulation of the argument host/ipVer results in command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-71947. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in D-Link DWR-M961. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code of the file /boafrm/formTracerouteDiagnosticRun of the component Traceroute Diagnostic Run. The manipulation of the argument host/ipVer with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

D-Link DWR-M961 devices with hardware version C1 and firmware version before 1.1.5_C1_202607071108 contain a command injection vulnerability in the /boafrm/formTracerouteDiagnosticRun interface. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary malicious commands into the host and ipVer fields, resulting in command execution with root privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at supportannouncement.us.dlink.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-71947 since 08/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/08/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.1.5_C1_202607071108 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• D-Link

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• DWR-M961

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• 1.01.07

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/

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