Dcs 700l FirmwareOperating system · Dlink

CVE-2026-1532

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-28
Fix available
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Public exploit Zero-click

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 · unedited
A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DCS-700L 1.03.09. The affected element is the function uploadmusic of the file /setUploadMusic of the component Music File Upload Service. The manipulation of the argument UploadMusic leads to path traversal. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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.

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How this class of weakness works · CWE-22

A file path is built from user input without being confined, so sequences like “../” let an attacker step outside the intended directory. That can expose configuration, credentials, or source code, and in the worst case lets an attacker write files where they shouldn't. A durable fix resolves and canonicalises the path, then rejects anything that escapes a known-safe base directory.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Dcs 700l FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 1.03.09

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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.03.09
Recommended fix High confidence
  1. Confirm the D-Link DCS-700L device is end-of-life and no longer supported by the vendor per the official description.
  2. Replace the affected device with a currently supported model from D-Link or another vendor that receives security updates.
  3. If device replacement is not immediately possible, disable the Music File Upload Service (/setUploadMusic) if not required for operations.
  4. Implement network segmentation to isolate the affected device and limit exposure to local network only.
  5. Monitor the device and network for any suspicious activity targeting the path traversal vulnerability.
Caveat The DCS-700L is end-of-life with no firmware updates available; replacement with a supported device is the only viable remediation.

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