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CVE-2018-6530

97
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6530 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability in the soap.cgi component of several D-Link DIR series routers, including the DIR-880L, DIR-868L, DIR-865L, and DIR-860L. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by manipulating the "service" parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is actively exploited, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has been associated with ransomware campaigns and the Moobot botnet, indicating widespread and ongoing threat actor interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.10b04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-860l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.08b01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-865l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.12b04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-868l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.08b04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-880l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
96.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Sep 8, 2022
Nuclei: CVE-2018-6530 · Oct 2, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9668 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
ftp2.dlink.com / SECURITY_ADVISEMENTS/DIR-860L/REVA/DIR-860L_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_1.11B01_EN_WW.pdf
Release NotesVendor Advisory
ftp2.dlink.com / SECURITY_ADVISEMENTS/DIR-865L/REVA/DIR-865L_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_1.10B01_EN_WW.pdf
Release NotesVendor Advisory
ftp2.dlink.com / SECURITY_ADVISEMENTS/DIR-868L/REVA/DIR-868L_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_1.20B01_EN_WW.pdf
Release NotesVendor Advisory
ftp2.dlink.com / SECURITY_ADVISEMENTS/DIR-880L/REVA/DIR-880L_REVA_FIRMWARE_PATCH_NOTES_1.08B06_EN_WW.pdf
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / TheBeeMan/Pwning-multiple-dlink-router-via-SOAP-proto
ExploitThird Party Advisory