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CVE-2018-16408

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16408 is a critical vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-846 devices running firmware version 100.26. It allows remote attackers with administrative access to execute arbitrary code as root by sending a crafted SetNetworkTomographySettings request. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
100.26CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-846_firmware:100.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.2HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0469 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 5,538 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/D-Link%20DIR-846%20RCE.md
Broken Link
github.com / PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/D-Link/DIR-846/RCE_0/D-Link%20DIR-846%20RCE.md
ExploitThird Party Advisory
us-cert.gov / ncas/bulletins/SB18-253
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource