CVE-2026-5211
CWE-119Published: March 31, 2026· Updated: Apr 2, 2026
Official Description
A flaw has been found in D-Link DNS-120, DNR-202L, DNS-315L, DNS-320, DNS-320L, DNS-320LW, DNS-321, DNR-322L, DNS-323, DNS-325, DNS-326, DNS-327L, DNR-326, DNS-340L, DNS-343, DNS-345, DNS-726-4, DNS-1100-4, DNS-1200-05 and DNS-1550-04 up to 20260205. This vulnerability affects the function UPnP_AV_Server_Path_Del of the file /cgi-bin/app_mgr.cgi. Executing a manipulation of the argument f_dir can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-5211 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.
From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2026-5211 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts