CVE-2026-1624
Published: 29 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-1624 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Dlink Dwr-M961 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 5.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.
Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Command injection in public-facing router web interface directly enables remote exploitation (T1190) and arbitrary Unix command execution (T1059.004).
NVD Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in D-Link DWR-M961 1.1.47. The affected element is an unknown function of the file /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeFibocom. Such manipulation of the argument fota_url leads to command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has…
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been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-1624 is a command injection vulnerability in the D-Link DWR-M961 router running firmware version 1.1.47. The issue affects an unknown function within the file /boafrm/formLtefotaUpgradeFibocom, where manipulation of the fota_url argument enables arbitrary command execution. Classified under CWE-74 and CWE-77, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) and was published on 2026-01-29.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker with low privileges, such as an authenticated user, requiring no user interaction and low complexity. Successful exploitation allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially enabling command execution on the device.
Advisories and details are available in references including a GitHub issue at https://github.com/QIU-DIE/CVE/issues/50 and VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.343383, https://vuldb.com/?id.343383, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.740770, with the vendor site at https://www.dlink.com/ listed for further information on mitigations or patches.
The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used in attacks.
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