CVE-2023-41227 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in D-Link DIR-3040 routers, specifically within the prog.cgi binary handling HNAP requests. This flaw allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. While authentication is required for exploitation, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium) indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.20b03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-3040_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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