CVE-2026-4226
Published: 16 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-4226 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) vulnerability in Lb-Link Bl-Wr9000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 33.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-16 (Memory Protection).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Enforces validation of remote inputs to the vulnerable /goform/get_virtual_cfg function, directly preventing stack-based buffer overflows from malicious payloads.
Implements memory safeguards like stack canaries and non-executable memory to block exploitation of the stack-based buffer overflow for remote code execution.
Requires timely identification, reporting, and remediation of the specific buffer overflow flaw in LB-LINK BL-WR9000 firmware version 2.4.9.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Buffer overflow in router's web management interface (/goform/) enables remote code execution on a public-facing application.
NVD Description
A weakness has been identified in LB-LINK BL-WR9000 2.4.9. The affected element is the function sub_44E8D0 of the file /goform/get_virtual_cfg. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been…
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made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-4226 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-119, CWE-121, CWE-787) affecting the LB-LINK BL-WR9000 router on firmware version 2.4.9. The flaw exists in the function sub_44E8D0 within the /goform/get_virtual_cfg file, where improper input handling allows overflow during remote execution.
An attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), achieving high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, and a public exploit is available, enabling potential remote code execution or device compromise.
Advisories from VulDB and a GitHub repository detail the issue but note that the vendor was contacted early about the disclosure and provided no response. No official patches or mitigations are available from the vendor, leaving affected devices exposed.
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