Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-124563
The short answer
CVE-2026-124563 affects D-Link DIR-878 and is rated high (CVSS 7.7). It is not in CISA's KEV catalog; EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%.
What it is
A security flaw has been discovered in D-Link DIR-878 1.20B05. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SetWanSettings of the component HNAP Handler. The manipulation of the argument Primary/Secondary results in buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Severity
7.7 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
0.54%
Higher than 46% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Affected products
DIR-878. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
Questions
Is CVE-2026-124563 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-11. FIRST's EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-124563?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Deferred. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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