Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-4228

Command Injection in Lb-Link Bl-Wr9000 Firmware 2.4.9

Published
16 March 2026
Modified
20 March 2026
CVSS Score v4 5.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.12 96th percentile
Risk Priority 45 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-4228 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Lb-Link Bl-Wr9000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-4228 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-74, CWE-77) in the LB-LINK BL-WR9000 router firmware version 2.4.9. The flaw affects the sub_458754 function in the /goform/set_wifi file, where manipulated input leads to arbitrary command execution. Published on 2026-03-16, 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).

The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by low-privileged users (PR:L) over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation enables attackers to achieve limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as executing unauthorized commands within the router's context.

Advisories note that the exploit is publicly available and may be used, with detailed proof-of-concept on GitHub and entries on VulDB (ctiid.351151, id.351151, submit.771210). The vendor was contacted early for disclosure but provided no response or patches.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability was detected in LB-LINK BL-WR9000 2.4.9. This affects the function sub_458754 of the file /goform/set_wifi. The manipulation results in command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.…

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The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1221 Template Injection Stealth
Adversaries may create or modify references in user document templates to conceal malicious code or force authentication attempts.
T1659 Content Injection Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access and continuously communicate with victims by injecting malicious content into systems through online network traffic.
T1674 Input Injection Execution
Adversaries may simulate keystrokes on a victim’s computer by various means to perform any type of action on behalf of the user, such as launching the command interpreter using keyboard shortcuts, typing an inline script to be executed,…
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-26801Same product: Lb-Link Bl-Wr9000
CVE-2025-29063Same vendor: Lb-Link
CVE-2025-29062Same vendor: Lb-Link
CVE-2025-1610Same vendor: Lb-Link
CVE-2025-1608Same vendor: Lb-Link
CVE-2025-1609Same vendor: Lb-Link
CVE-2025-9580Same vendor: Lb-Link
CVE-2025-11331Shared CWE-74, CWE-77
CVE-2026-2163Shared CWE-74, CWE-77
CVE-2026-1624Shared CWE-74, CWE-77

Affected Assets

lb-link
bl-wr9000 firmware
2.4.9

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
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  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover command-construction flaws before deployment.

SI-10 directly requires validation of information inputs to reject malformed or special-element content before it reaches downstream parsers.

Secure engineering principles include proper neutralization and safe command construction practices.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and output encoding that prevent injection flaws.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.

finds

Security testing in development catches injection vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.15 Logging partial match
finds

Logging supports detection of injection attempts but does not prevent the weakness.

finds

Monitoring activities can identify active injection attacks after they occur.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and output encoding that directly prevent injection flaws.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection attacks in software design.

References