High Memory corruption exploit reference

CVE-2026-5982 — D-Link DIR-605L POST Request formAdvNetwork buffer overflow

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-605L 2.13B01. This vulnerability affects the function formAdvNetwork of the file /goform/formAdvNetwork of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument curTime results in buffer overflow. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulDB

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 1.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+10
Technical severity (high)+6
CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

1.17%

ahead of 67% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Dlink

DIR-605L and 1 more

CVSS base

8.8

High · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

Proof of concept

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Total

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Dlink DIR-605L, Dlink Dir-605l Firmware).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Dlink	DIR-605L	version 2.13B01	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Dlink	Dir-605l Firmware	version 2.13b01	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
8.7	CVSS 4.0	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
7.4	CVSS 4.0	High	—	—	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	2.8	5.9	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.8	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
8.8	CVSS 3.0	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
9.0	CVSS 2.0	High	8.0	10.0	cna@vuldb.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.0	CVSS 2.0	High	—	—	VulDB via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: cna@vuldb.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-119 · Buffer Errors (Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds)

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 1.17%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSendpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · d-link/dir-605l
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 8.8
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Analyzed
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Apr 9, 2026 · VulDB

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

5 on the record

vuldb.com/submit/791855
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.dlink.com/
Product, product, NIST National Vulnerability Database
lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/D-Link-DIR-605L-formAdvNetwork-33153a41781f80f9a47bd5e073fc00ae
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/vuln/356536/cti
Permissions Required, VDB Entry, signature, permissions-required, NIST National Vulnerability Database
vuldb.com/vuln/356536
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, technical-description, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Dlink
every CVE for this vendor

Memory corruption
same class

CWE-119
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-42372 D-Link DIR-605L A1 Hardcoded Telnet Backdoor Credentials May 4, 2026
High CVE-2026-42373 D-Link DIR-605L B2 Hardcoded Telnet Backdoor Credentials May 4, 2026
High CVE-2026-5981 D-Link DIR-605L POST Request formAdvFirewall buffer overflow Apr 9, 2026
High CVE-2026-5983 D-Link DIR-605L POST Request formSetDDNS buffer overflow Apr 9, 2026
High CVE-2026-5984 D-Link DIR-605L POST Request formSetLog buffer overflow Apr 9, 2026
High CVE-2026-5980 D-Link DIR-605L POST Request formSetMACFilter buffer overflow Apr 9, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-5982 is "D-Link DIR-605L POST Request formAdvNetwork buffer overflow", rated High. It affects DIR-605L (Dlink); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 1.17% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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