DrayTek VigorAP apautotest CMD6 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DrayTek VigorAP. It has been classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function apautotest. This manipulation of the argument CMD6 causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-71912. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in DrayTek VigorAP (unknown version) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function apautotest. The manipulation of the argument CMD6 with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple DrayTek VigorAP models contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the apautotest function. The vulnerability is caused by missing length checks during memory copy operations involving the CMD6 field. A remote attacker can trigger this vulnerability via crafted input, causing a denial of service or potentially executing arbitrary commands. Exploitation requires valid administrative credentials for the device's web management interface.

It is possible to read the advisory at draytek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-71912 since 08/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/24/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/08/2026 CVE reserved
08/24/2026 +16 days Advisory disclosed
08/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: draytek.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-71912 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-71912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-394735

Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2026 19:34
Changes: 08/24/2026 19:34 (74)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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