CVE-2021-46457 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-823-Pro v1.0.2 devices, specifically within the ChgSambaUserSettings function via the samba_name parameter. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it can be exploited remotely without authentication to achieve full compromise (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability). While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting potential interest from threat actors. Organizations using affected D-Link devices should prioritize patching to mitigate this severe risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-823_pro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.