D-Link DWR-M961 1.01.07 IMEISetup Interface /boafrm/formIMEISetup IMEI_value command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in D-Link DWR-M961. Affected is an unknown function of the file /boafrm/formIMEISetup of the component IMEISetup Interface. This manipulation of the argument IMEI_value causes command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-71951. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in D-Link DWR-M961. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /boafrm/formIMEISetup of the component IMEISetup Interface. The manipulation of the argument IMEI_value with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect 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/formIMEISetup interface. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary malicious commands into the IMEI_value field, resulting in command execution with root privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at supportannouncement.us.dlink.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-71951 since 08/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched 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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