D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05 HNAP SetWanSettings Primary/Secondary buffer overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. Affected by this issue is the function SetWanSettings of the component HNAP Handler. This manipulation of the argument Primary/Secondary causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-124563. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SetWanSettings of the component HNAP Handler. The manipulation of the argument Primary/Secondary 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-124563. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/08/2026).
It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
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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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.dlink.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/08/2026 Advisory disclosed11/08/2026 VulDB entry created
11/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: dlink.comAdvisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
CNA: VulDB
CVE: CVE-2026-124563 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-124563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-432895
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 11/08/2026 15:52Changes: 11/08/2026 15:52 (58)
Complete: 🔍
Submitter: ha ha-yang
Cache ID: 216::103
Submit
Accepted
- Submit #1035619: D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05 Stack-based Buffer Overflow (by ha ha-yang)
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