High 7.2Published Aug 24, 2026

CVE-2026-71918DrayTek VigorSwitch Multiple Models OS Command Injection via webBackupAction

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 12:30 AM ET)

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Every CVE for DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch G2540xs

Exploited in the last 30 days

Multiple DrayTek VigorSwitch models contain a command injection vulnerability in the webBackupAction function. The vulnerability is caused by insufficient filtering of the option, key, pw_encode, pathN, and valueN fields before command execution. A remote attacker can trigger this vulnerability via crafted input to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Exploitation requires valid administrative credentials for the device's web management interface.

CVSS: 7.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
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: Aug 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch G2540xs draytek:vigorswitch_g2540xs (from the name)	before 3.9.10	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch P2540xs draytek:vigorswitch_p2540xs (from the name)	before 3.9.10	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch FX2120 draytek:vigorswitch_fx2120 (from the name)	before 3.9.10	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch G2282x draytek:vigorswitch_g2282x (from the name)	before 2.10.6	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch P2282x draytek:vigorswitch_p2282x (from the name)	before 2.10.6	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch Q2300x draytek:vigorswitch_q2300x (from the name)	before 2.10.7	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch PQ2300xb draytek:vigorswitch_pq2300xb (from the name)	before 2.10.7	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch G2542x draytek:vigorswitch_g2542x (from the name)	before 3.10.6	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch P2542x draytek:vigorswitch_p2542x (from the name)	before 3.10.6	CNA record
DrayTek Corporation VigorSwitch P2542xh draytek:vigorswitch_p2542xh (from the name)	before 3.10.6	CNA record
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References

References

https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-vigorswitch-series-august-2026/	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/draytek-vigorswitch-multiple-models-os-command-injection-via-webbackupaction	third-party-advisory

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