Multiple D-Link DSL gateway devices contain a command injection vulnerability in the dnscfg.cgi endpoint due to improper sanitization of user-supplied DNS configuration parameters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands, resulting in remote code execution. The affected endpoint is also associated with unauthenticated DNS modification (“DNSChanger”) behavior documented by D-Link, which reported active exploitation campaigns targeting firmware variants of the DSL-2740R, DSL-2640B, DSL-2780B, and DSL-526B models from 2016 through 2019. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-11-27 (UTC). Affected devices were declared end-of-life/end-of-service in early 2020.
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Fixes

Solution

D-Link Systems, Inc. recommends retiring these products and replacing them with products that receive firmware updates.


Workaround

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History

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared D-link
D-link dsl-2640b
D-link dsl-2740r
D-link dsl-2780b
D-link dsl-526b
Vendors & Products D-link
D-link dsl-2640b
D-link dsl-2740r
D-link dsl-2780b
D-link dsl-526b

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Multiple D-Link DSL gateway devices contain a command injection vulnerability in the dnscfg.cgi endpoint due to improper sanitization of user-supplied DNS configuration parameters. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands, resulting in remote code execution. The affected endpoint is also associated with unauthenticated DNS modification (“DNSChanger”) behavior documented by D-Link, which reported active exploitation campaigns targeting firmware variants of the DSL-2740R, DSL-2640B, DSL-2780B, and DSL-526B models from 2016 through 2019. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-11-27 (UTC). Affected devices were declared end-of-life/end-of-service in early 2020.
Title D-Link DSL Command Injection via DNS Configuration Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-07T04:55:58.133Z

Reserved: 2026-01-05T20:59:29.705Z

Link: CVE-2026-0625

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-05T22:15:54.483

Modified: 2026-01-05T22:15:54.483

Link: CVE-2026-0625

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T14:16:33Z

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