CVE-2026-0854
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCertain DVR/NVR models developed by Merit LILIN has a OS Command Injection vulnerability, allowing authenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands and execute them on the device.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in Merit LILIN DVR/NVR devices allows authenticated remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands through insufficient input validation in web interface parameters.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Merit LILIN DVR/NVR devices on the networkScan the network for devices with Merit LILIN vendor fingerprints, or physically inspect device labels/web interfaces for LILIN brandingAffected if Devices branded as Merit LILIN DVR or NVR are present on the network
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Confirm web management interface is accessibleAttempt to access the device web interface via HTTP/HTTPS on common ports (80, 443, 8080) or check firewall rules allowing external access to these portsAffected if The web management interface is reachable from network segments outside the local device management network
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Verify authentication is required for the web interfaceAttempt to access the web interface without credentials and observe whether login is enforcedAffected if The web interface does not require authentication or uses default/weak credentials
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Check for command injection entry pointsReview web application logs or capture web traffic during normal operation to identify parameters passed to the underlying operating systemAffected if Web interface parameters appear to directly invoke OS commands without sanitization
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Compare installed firmware version to vendor releasesAccess device firmware/version information through the web interface or system status page, then compare against any vendor release notes or security advisoriesAffected if Firmware version is outdated or unknown and no security patches have been applied
Your environment is affected if you have Merit LILIN DVR/NVR devices with an accessible web interface that does not properly sanitize input before passing it to OS command execution.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware updates when available; otherwise isolate affected devices behind firewalls, disable remote management interfaces, and enforce strong unique credentials to reduce attack surface.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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