CVE-2022-36523
Published: 15 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-36523 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Dlink Go-Rt-Ac750 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-36523 is a command-injection vulnerability (CWE-77) affecting D-Link Go-RT-AC750 routers running firmware GORTAC750_revA_v101b03 and GO-RT-AC750_revB_FWv200b02. The flaw resides in the file /htdocs/upnpinc/gena.php and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation without authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable endpoint and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device. Successful exploitation grants full control of the router, enabling actions such as credential theft, traffic interception, or use of the device in further attacks.
D-Link has published security bulletins addressing the affected models; the vendor references and associated technical details are available at https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0514 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-39232
Vulnerability details
D-Link Go-RT-AC750 GORTAC750_revA_v101b03 & GO-RT-AC750_revB_FWv200b02 is vulnerable to command injection via /htdocs/upnpinc/gena.php.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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