CVE-2026-5815
D-Link DIR-645 hedwig.cgi hedwigcgi_main stack-based overflow
Description
A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-645 1.01/1.02/1.03. Impacted is the function hedwigcgi_main of the file /cgi-bin/hedwig.cgi. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
INFO
Published Date :
April 9, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-5815
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Replace unsupported D-Link DIR-645 devices with supported models.
- Apply vendor patches if available for supported versions.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-645 1.01/1.02/1.03. Impacted is the function hedwigcgi_main of the file /cgi-bin/hedwig.cgi. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-121 Added Reference https://github.com/Pers1st0/CVE/blob/main/stack-based%20buffer%20overflow%20vulnerability%20exists%20in%20the%20hedwig.cgi%20of%20D-Link%20DIR-645.md Added Reference https://github.com/Pers1st0/CVE/blob/main/stack-based%20buffer%20overflow%20vulnerability%20exists%20in%20the%20hedwig.cgi%20of%20D-Link%20DIR-645.md#poc Added Reference https://vuldb.com/submit/788298 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/356263 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/356263/cti Added Reference https://www.dlink.com/