Dir 868l FirmwareOperating system · Dlink

CVE-2026-3485

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-03
Mitigation only
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges 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 flaw has been found in D-Link DIR-868L 110b03. This affects the function sub_1BF84 of the component SSDP Service. This manipulation of the argument ST causes os command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may 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.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

OS command injection vulnerability in D-Link DIR-868L router firmware 110b03. The SSDP Service function sub_1BF84 fails to sanitize the ST parameter before passing it to system shell, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands.

MitigationSince the device is End-of-Life and no longer supported by D-Link, replace the device with a currently supported model. If immediate replacement is not feasible, restrict network access to the SSDP service (UDP port 1900) via firewall rules or network segmentation.

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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
Dir 868l FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 110b03

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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

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  1. Identify the router model
    Check the device label or access the router's web interface and look for the model number (DIR-868L)
    Affected if The device is not a D-Link DIR-868L router, the vulnerability does not apply
  2. Check the installed firmware version
    Access the router's web admin interface (typically at 192.168.0.1) and navigate to Status or Management section to view the firmware version, or use telnet/SSH if enabled to run 'cat /proc/version' or check /etc/firmware_version
    Affected if The firmware version is not 110b03 (only exactly version 110b03 is affected)
  3. Verify SSDP service is running
    From a local network host, run 'upnp-ant-toolkit-ssdp' or use a UPnP discovery tool to send an M-SEARCH request for SSDP (multicast to 239.255.255.250:1900) and observe if the D-Link responds
    Affected if The SSDP service is not responding or not enabled on the device

You are affected only if you have a D-Link DIR-868L router running exactly firmware version 110b03 with the SSDP service enabled and accessible on your network.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Since the device is End-of-Life and no longer supported by D-Link, replace the device with a currently supported model. If immediate replacement is not feasible, restrict network access to the SSDP service (UDP port 1900) via firewall rules or network segmentation.

Recommended fix High confidence
  1. Implement network segmentation to isolate the D-Link DIR-868L device on a separate VLAN
  2. Configure firewall rules to block incoming SSDP (UDP port 1900) traffic from untrusted networks
  3. Disable the SSDP service on the device if possible through the web interface
  4. If the device cannot be retired, monitor network traffic for suspicious SSDP packets with malformed ST parameters
  5. Consider replacing the end-of-life D-Link DIR-868L with a currently supported router that receives security updates
Caveat The D-Link DIR-868L is end-of-life and no longer supported by D-Link; there is no vendor-provided firmware upgrade path to address this vulnerability

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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