D-Link DIR-846 Firmware FW100A53DBR was discovered to contain a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability via the lan(0)_dhcps_staticlis…

published 2023-02-02 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-49356

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 10.5%; EPSS 10.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

D-Link DIR-846 Firmware FW100A53DBR was discovered to contain a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability via the lan(0)_dhcps_staticlist parameter. This vulnerability is exploited via a crafted POST request.

Timeline

2023-02-02 Published
2023-04-05 First public exploit (EDB-51243)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-27)

Exploit prediction

10.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-51243 D-Link DIR-846 - Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability remote, 2023-04-05
francoataffarel.medium.com https://francoataffarel.medium.com/cve-2022-46552-d-link-dir-846-wireless-router-in-firmware-fw100a53dbr-retail-has-a-vulnerability-5b4ca1864c6e referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
github.com https://github.com/c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2022-46552/CVE-2022-46552.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

francoataffarel.medium.com /cve-2022-46552-d-link-dir-846-wireless-router-in-firmware-fw100a53dbr-retail-has-a-vulnerability-5b4ca1864c6e
exploit, third-party-advisory
github.com /c2dc/cve-reported/blob/main/CVE-2022-46552/CVE-2022-46552.md
exploit, third-party-advisory
dlink.com /en/security-bulletin/
vendor-advisory
cwe.mitre.org /data/definitions/78.html
third-party-advisory
github.com /FloeDesignTechnologies/phpcs-security-audit/blob/master/Security/Sniffs/BadFunctions/SystemExecFunctionsSniff
third-party-advisory
php.net /manual/en/ref.exec.php
not-applicable
packetstormsecurity.com /files/171710/D-Link-DIR-846-Remote-Command-Execution.html

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-46552
NVD CVE-2022-46552

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Summary