CVE-2026-1685

A vulnerability was identified in D-Link DIR-823X 250416. This vulnerability affects the function sub_40AC74 of the component Login. Such manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be performed from remote. This attack is characterized by high complexity. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used.

CVSS v3 3.7 LOW
CVSS v2.0 2.6 LOW

3.7^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/master-abc/cve/issues/17	Issue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.343479	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.343479	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.740886	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.dlink.com/	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-823x_firmware:250416:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-823x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-30 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-1685

Mitre link : CVE-2026-1685

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-1685

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dlink

dir-823x_firmware
dir-823x

CWE

CWE-307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CWE-799

Improper Control of Interaction Frequency

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