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Critical 9.3Published Jan 5, 2026

CVE-2026-0625D-Link DSL/DIR/DNS Authentication Bypass via DNS Configuration Endpoint

Updated under an hour ago ()

Does this affect you?

It affects D-Link DSL-2640B and 16 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Multiple D-Link DSL/DIR/DNS devices contain an authentication bypass and improper access control vulnerability in the dnscfg.cgi endpoint that allows an unauthenticated attacker to access DNS configuration functionality. By directly requesting this endpoint, an attacker can modify the device’s DNS settings without valid credentials, enabling DNS hijacking (“DNSChanger”) attacks that redirect user traffic to attacker-controlled infrastructure. In 2019, D-Link reported that this behavior was leveraged by the "GhostDNS" malware ecosystem targeting consumer and carrier routers. All impacted products were subsequently designated end-of-life/end-of-service, and no longer receive security updates. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-11-27 (UTC).

CVSS
9.3 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-306
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
May 25, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
D-Link DSL-2640B
d_link:dsl_2640b (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DSL-2740R
d_link:dsl_2740r (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DSL-2780B
d_link:dsl_2780b (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DSL-526B
d_link:dsl_526b (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DSL-2640T
d_link:dsl_2640t (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DSL-500
d_link:dsl_500 (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DSL-500G
d_link:dsl_500g (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DSL-502G
d_link:dsl_502g (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DIR-905L
d_link:dir_905l (from the name)
0
CNA record
D-Link DIR-600
d_link:dir_600 (from the name)
0
CNA record

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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